CVE-2022-29141
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-29141 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 5.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2022-29141 is a remote code execution flaw affecting the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and is tracked without an associated CWE.
An attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over a network connection without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation grants the ability to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Microsoft has published security guidance and updates for the vulnerability through its MSRC advisory pages. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1368 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33551
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.