CVE-2022-21974HighCVSS 7.8

Roaming Security Rights Management Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
February 8, 2022
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-21974 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS score, the Attack Vector is Local. Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a Remote Code Execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution/"ACE". The attack itself is carried out locally. An example scenario for a When the score indicates that the Attack Vector is Local and User Interaction is Required, that describes an exploit that an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim, for example, to go to a download and locally run a malicious file from a website or attached to an email which leads to a local attack on their computer.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. For example, when the score indicates that the Attack Vector is Local and User Interaction is Required, this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and open a specially crafted file from a website which leads to a local attack on their computer.

🎯 Affected products25

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5010351 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.2565 KB5010345 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.18363.2094 KB5010342 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.1526 KB5010354 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.524 KB5010456 (Security Hotpatch Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.525 KB5010342 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.1526 KB5010386 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.493 KB5010342 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.1526 KB5010359 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.4946

🔗 References (11)