CVE-2022-21971
Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 18 Aug 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 8 Sept 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoftCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 53.9% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.2565
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.17763.2565
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019
- affected 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.2565
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.2565
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.18363.2094
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.19043.1526
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022
- affected 10.0.20348.0 – < 10.0.20348.524
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.19042.1526
Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.19042.1526
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.22000.493
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2
- affected 10.0.19043.0 – < 10.0.19044.1526
References (2)
- Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21971 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-21971)Record last updated .