CVE-2022-24533
Published: 15 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-24533 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-24533 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 and affects the RDP component in supported Windows systems, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code over the network.
An authenticated remote attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue when a user interaction occurs on the target system. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected host without requiring elevation of privileges on the victim machine.
Microsoft security advisories at the referenced update-guide URLs describe available patches and mitigation guidance for the vulnerability. The associated EPSS scores have remained low, with a current value of 0.0886 and a peak of 0.0901.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29413
Vulnerability details
Remote Desktop Protocol 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.