CVE-2022-26809
Published: 15 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-26809 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 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-26809 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Remote Procedure Call Runtime component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 and was published on 15 April 2022.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw over the network without user interaction to obtain full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft’s security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26809 supplies patch information and mitigation guidance for affected Windows installations.
The CVE’s EPSS score has remained near its peak value of 0.9260, indicating sustained exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-31359
Vulnerability details
Remote Procedure Call Runtime 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.