CVE-2022-22017
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-22017 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-22017 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Remote Desktop Client component on Windows systems. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with an attack vector of network, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker can exploit the flaw by serving malicious content that a user connects to through the Remote Desktop Client, enabling arbitrary code execution on the victim system without further authentication once the user interaction occurs.
Microsoft security advisories at the referenced MSRC URLs describe available patches and mitigation steps for the affected Remote Desktop Client installations. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1464 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27171
Vulnerability details
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution 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.