CVE-2022-22019
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-22019 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-22019 is a remote code execution flaw in the Remote Procedure Call Runtime component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and was publicly disclosed on 10 May 2022. The weakness allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system when certain RPC operations are processed.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network by sending a crafted RPC request that triggers user interaction on the target. Successful exploitation grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, consistent with the high-impact metrics in the CVSS vector.
Microsoft has published security advisories for CVE-2022-22019 through its Security Response Center portal and update guide; these resources detail the availability of patches and recommended remediation steps for supported Windows releases. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1051 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27173
Vulnerability details
Remote Procedure Call Runtime 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.