CVE-2022-38040
Published: 11 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-38040 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 4.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw in the Microsoft ODBC Driver, assigned CVE-2022-38040 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8. It affects the ODBC Driver component and was publicly disclosed on 11 October 2022.
An attacker can exploit the issue over a network with low attack complexity and no required privileges, provided the victim performs a user interaction such as opening a crafted file or visiting a malicious link. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
Microsoft has published security guidance and updates for the vulnerability through its Security Response Center; administrators should apply the patches referenced in the advisories at msrc.microsoft.com. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1727 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40646
Vulnerability details
Microsoft ODBC Driver 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.