CVE-2022-35836
Published: 13 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-35836 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 5.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-35836. The flaw affects the Windows Defender Application Control OLE DB provider component used with SQL Server and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by convincing a target user to interact with specially crafted content, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the affected system with impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Microsoft security advisories at the referenced MSRC pages recommend applying the vendor-supplied updates to address the vulnerability.
The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1391 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38709
Vulnerability details
Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server 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.