CVE-2022-41118CriticalCVSS 7.5

Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

CVE-2022-41118 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

The CVE title says Windows Scripting Languages, what does that mean for this vulnerability? This vulnerability impacts both the JScript9 and Chakra scripting languages.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? This vulnerability requires that a user with an affected version of Windows access a malicious server. An attacker would have to host a specially crafted server share or website. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit this specially crafted server share or website, but would have to convince them to visit the server share or website, typically by way of an enticement in an email or chat message.

The Security Updates table indicates that this vulnerability affects all supported versions of Microsoft Windows. Why are IE Cumulative updates listed for Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2? While Microsoft has announced retirement of the Internet Explorer 11 application on certain platforms and the Microsoft Edge Legacy application is deprecated, the underlying MSHTML, EdgeHTML, and scripting platforms are still supported. The MSHTML platform is used by Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge as well as other applications through WebBrowser control. The EdgeHTML platform is used by WebView and some UWP applications. The scripting platforms are used by MSHTML and EdgeHTML but can also be used by other legacy applications. Updates to address vulnerabilities in the MSHTML platform and scripting engine are included in the IE Cumulative Updates; EdgeHTML and Chakra changes are not applicable to those platforms. To stay fully protected, we recommend that customers who install Security Only updates install the IE Cumulative updates for this vulnerability.

🎯 Affected products32

  • 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 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 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016
  • +2 more not shown

✅ Remediation

KB5019980 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.819 KB5019959 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.2251 KB5019959 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.2251 KB5019081 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.1249 KB5019080 (Security Hotpatch Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.1251 KB5019959 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.2251 KB5019961 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.1219 KB5019966 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.3650 KB5019959 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.2251 KB5019964 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.5501 KB5020000 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26221 KB5020013 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26221 KB5019958 (IE Cumulative) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26221 KB5020023 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20671 KB5020010 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20670 KB5019958 (IE Cumulative) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20670 KB5019970 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.19567

🔗 References (26)