CVE-2022-22015
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-22015 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-22015 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating that sensitive data can be exposed over the network under the listed conditions.
An attacker with low-privileged but valid RDP access can exploit the flaw remotely without user interaction to obtain confidential information from the target system. The vulnerability does not allow modification of data or denial of service, limiting impact to confidentiality.
Microsoft has published official guidance and patches for the issue through its Security Response Center at the referenced URLs. The EPSS score for this CVE has remained flat at 0.1611 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27169
Vulnerability details
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.