CVE-2022-24521

HIGHNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-13), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 7%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
93.7%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 15, 2022

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-24521
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24521

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 64× in last 7d / 359× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 693 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 02:09 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 22:49 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 22:49 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-22 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  8. 2026-07-22 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-22 14:17 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-22 14:17 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-22 14:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-22 09:59 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-22 09:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-22 05:43 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-22 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-22 01:27 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-22 01:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 21:10 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-21 21:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-21 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-21 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-21 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-07-21 12:38 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-21 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-21 08:21 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-21 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-21 04:05 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-21 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-20 23:49 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-20 23:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-20 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-20 19:32 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-20 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-20 17:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-20 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-20 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-20 06:45 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-20 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-20 01:57 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-20 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-19 21:41 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-19 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-19 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-19 17:25 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-19 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-19 14:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-07-19 13:09 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-19 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-19 08:54 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-19 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-19 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-07-19 04:37 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-07-19 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-19 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-18 20:05 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-18 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-18 15:48 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-18 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-18 11:32 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-07-18 11:32 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-18 11:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-18 10:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-07-18 10:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-07-18 07:15 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-18 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-18 02:59 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-18 02:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-17 22:43 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-17 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-17 18:27 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-07-17 18:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-17 14:11 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-07-17 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-17 09:56 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-07-17 09:56 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-17 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-17 05:40 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-07-17 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-17 01:24 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-07-17 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-16 21:09 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-07-16 21:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  65. 2026-07-16 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-07-16 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-07-16 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-07-16 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-16 12:37 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-07-16 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-16 08:20 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-16 08:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-16 04:03 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-07-16 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-15 23:47 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-24521?
CVE-2022-24521 is a high vulnerability published on April 15, 2022. Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2022-24521 disclosed?
CVE-2022-24521 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 15, 2022, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-24521 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-24521 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 13, 2022, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24521?
CVE-2022-24521 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-24521?
CVE-2022-24521 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-24521?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-24521, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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