Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-24497

Critical

Published: 15 April 2022

Published
15 April 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.3758 97.3th percentile
Risk Priority 42 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-24497 is a critical-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 2.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2022-24497 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Windows Network File System component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw over the network to execute arbitrary code on an affected Windows system, potentially resulting in complete host compromise. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on 15 April 2022.

Microsoft security advisories at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24497 provide patch and mitigation guidance for supported Windows versions. The associated EPSS score reached a peak of 0.4028 and currently stands at 0.3758, indicating sustained moderate exploitation interest after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10
1607, 1809, 1909, 20h2, 21h1
microsoft
windows 11
all versions
microsoft
windows 8.1
all versions
microsoft
windows rt 8.1
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
20h2, all versions
microsoft
windows server 2019
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2022
all versions

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References