CVE-2022-29128
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-29128 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 5.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2022-29128 is a remote code execution flaw affecting the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) component. It was published in May 2022 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue remotely over a network connection without user interaction to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Microsoft security advisories for CVE-2022-29128 are available at the referenced MSRC update guide and portal URLs. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1436 with no material rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33538
Vulnerability details
Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) 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.