CVE-2022-24500
Published: 15 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-24500 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 2.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-24500 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows SMB component, assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with the vector string AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The flaw was published on 15 April 2022 and carries the placeholder weakness identifier NVD-CWE-noinfo.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue over the network by sending a specially crafted request that triggers user interaction; successful exploitation grants the attacker full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft security advisories published at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24500 describe the available patches and mitigation guidance for affected Windows versions. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.4466 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29381
Vulnerability details
Windows SMB 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.