CVE-2022-23294
Published: 09 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23294 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 7.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-23294 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Event Tracing component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 and affects multiple Windows versions that implement the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) subsystem.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the flaw over a network connection without user interaction. Successful exploitation grants the ability to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the affected process, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
The associated Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at msrc.microsoft.com details available updates and mitigation guidance for supported Windows releases. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0776 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28380
Vulnerability details
Windows Event Tracing 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.