CVE-2022-26830
Published: 15 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-26830 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-26830 is a remote code execution vulnerability in DiskUsage.exe that carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5. The affected component is the DiskUsage executable, and the issue was publicly disclosed on 15 April 2022.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw over the network. Successful exploitation requires high attack complexity and user interaction, after which the attacker can obtain full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the target system.
Microsoft publishes mitigation and patch information for the vulnerability through its Security Response Center at the listed advisory URLs. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.0515 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-31380
Vulnerability details
DiskUsage.exe 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.