CVE-2022-22042
Published: 12 July 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-22042 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 4.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Windows Hyper-V contains an information disclosure vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-22042. The flaw affects the Hyper-V hypervisor component in supported Windows versions and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5, reflecting a network-accessible vector that requires low privileges and yields high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over the network to disclose sensitive information from the Hyper-V host. The attack requires no user interaction and does not cross security boundaries, allowing the adversary to read data that would otherwise be protected.
Microsoft has published official guidance and patches for the vulnerability through its Security Response Center at the referenced advisory URL. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.2087 with a current value of 0.1759, indicating moderate and relatively stable exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27196
Vulnerability details
Windows Hyper-V 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.