CVE-2022-29112
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-29112 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2022-29112 is an information disclosure flaw affecting the Windows Graphics Component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating that sensitive data can be exposed under the listed conditions.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the flaw by supplying a malicious document or resource that a user opens or renders, resulting in disclosure of high-value information from the target system without any change to integrity or availability.
Microsoft security advisories for CVE-2022-29112 are available at the listed MSRC URLs and describe the official patches and mitigation guidance for affected Windows releases.
The associated EPSS score reached a peak of 0.1667 and currently stands at 0.1391; the modest values and lack of a documented low-to-high trajectory do not indicate a pronounced post-disclosure surge in exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33523
Vulnerability details
Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure 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.