CVE-2022-22017: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

More Likely

Patch Tuesday

2022-May

Released

2022-05-10

EPSS Score

14.64% (percentile: 94.5%)

FAQ

How would an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker would have to convince a targeted user to connect to a malicious RDP server. Upon connecting, the malicious server could execute code on the victim's system in the context of the targeted user.

Affected Products (5)

Windows

• Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems

Security Updates (3)

• Release Notes
• 5013944
• 5013943

Acknowledgments

bee13oy with <a href="https://www.cyberkl.com/">Cyber Kunlun Lab</a>

Revision History

• 2022-05-10: Information published.