CVE-2022-24508
Published: 09 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-24508 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 10.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-24508 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Win32 File Enumeration that affects Windows components handling file enumeration operations. It received a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, and no user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the flaw remotely to execute arbitrary code and achieve full system compromise. The vulnerability was published on March 9, 2022.
Microsoft security advisories at the referenced MSRC update guide provide mitigation details and patch information for affected Windows versions. The EPSS score has remained low, with a current value of 0.0509 and a peak of 0.0518 showing no material increase.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29389
Vulnerability details
Win32 File Enumeration 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.