CVE-2022-24547: Windows Digital Media Receiver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2022-24547 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Digital Media Receiver, rated Important by Microsoft, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). An attacker can exploit it by an attacker with local access, with low privileges and without user interaction. Microsoft has not reported exploitation in the wild and rates exploitation as more likely. The EPSS model estimates a 6.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored vulnerabilities. Microsoft released the fix on 12 April 2022, outside Patch Tuesday, delivered through 11 security updates (KB5012647, KB5012591, KB5012599, KB5012604 and more). It affects 34 products in 2 product families (Windows, ESU).

Key facts

CVE ID: CVE-2022-24547
Severity: High CVSS 7.8
Microsoft severity: Important
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploited in the wild: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitation likelihood: More Likely
EPSS: 6.03% (percentile 93%)
CISA KEV: Not listed
Released: 12 April 2022
Last updated: 12 April 2022
Patch Tuesday: April 2022 Patch Tuesday
Product families: Windows, ESU

CVSS score and vector

Microsoft scores CVE-2022-24547 at 7.8 (temporal 6.8) using CVSS 3.1. Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Metric	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Exploit code maturity	Unproven
Remediation level	Official fix
Report confidence	Confirmed

Affected products (34)

Windows

Product	Security update	Type	Fixed build	Restart
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	KB5012647	Security Update	10.0.17763.2803	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	KB5012647	Security Update	10.0.17763.2803	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	KB5012647	Security Update	10.0.17763.2803	Yes
Windows Server 2019	KB5012647	Security Update	10.0.17763.2803	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	KB5012647	Security Update	10.0.17763.2803	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems	KB5012591	Security Update	10.0.18363.2212	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems	KB5012591	Security Update	10.0.18363.2212	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems	KB5012591	Security Update	10.0.18363.2212	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems	KB5012599	Security Update	10.0.19043.1645	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems	KB5012599	Security Update	10.0.19043.1645	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems	KB5012599	Security Update	10.0.19043.1645	Yes
Windows Server 2022	KB5012604	Security Update	10.0.20348.643	Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)	KB5012604	Security Update	10.0.20348.643	Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	KB5012592	Security Update	10.0.22000.613	Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	KB5012592	Security Update	10.0.22000.613	Yes
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 for 32-bit Systems	KB5012653	Security Update	10.0.10240.19265	Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems	KB5012653	Security Update	10.0.10240.19265	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	KB5012596	Security Update	10.0.14393.5066	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	KB5012596	Security Update	10.0.14393.5066	Yes
Windows Server 2016	KB5012596	Security Update	10.0.14393.5066	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	KB5012596	Security Update	10.0.14393.5066	Yes
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems	KB5012670 KB5012639	Monthly Rollup Security Only	6.3.9600.20337 6.3.9600.20337	Yes Yes
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems	KB5012670 KB5012639	Monthly Rollup Security Only	6.3.9600.20337 6.3.9600.20337	Yes Yes
Windows RT 8.1	KB5012670	Monthly Rollup	6.3.9600.20337	Yes

ESU

Product	Security update	Type	Fixed build	Restart
Windows Server 2012	KB5012650 KB5012666	Monthly Rollup Security Only	6.2.9200.23679 6.2.9200.23679	Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	KB5012650 KB5012666	Monthly Rollup Security Only	6.2.9200.23679 6.2.9200.23679	Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2	KB5012670 KB5012639	Monthly Rollup Security Only	6.3.9600.20337 6.3.9600.20337	Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	KB5012670 KB5012639	Monthly Rollup Security Only	6.3.9600.20337 6.3.9600.20337	Yes Yes

Security updates (11)

KB5012647 (Security Update)
KB5012591 (Security Update)
KB5012599 (Security Update)
KB5012604 (Security Update)
KB5012592 (Security Update)
KB5012653 (Security Update)
KB5012596 (Security Update)
KB5012670 (Monthly Rollup)
KB5012639 (Security Only)
KB5012650 (Monthly Rollup)
KB5012666 (Security Only)

NIST NVD data

NVD status: Modified
NVD CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH)
Published to NVD: 15 April 2022
NVD last modified: 17 June 2026

Affected configurations (CPE)

Product	Vulnerable versions
windows 10	all listed versions
windows 10 20h2	all listed versions
windows 10 21h1	all listed versions
windows 10 21h2	all listed versions
windows 10 1607	all listed versions
windows 10 1809	all listed versions
windows 10 1909	all listed versions
windows 11 (arm64)	all listed versions
windows 11 (x64)	all listed versions
windows 8.1	all listed versions
windows rt 8.1	all listed versions
windows server 2012	all listed versions
windows server 2012 r2	all listed versions
windows server 2016	all listed versions
windows server 2016 20h2	all listed versions
windows server 2019	all listed versions
windows server 2022	all listed versions

References

Acknowledgments

JIWO Technology Co., Ltd
Xuefeng Li and Zhiniang Peng with Sangfor

Revision history

Version	Date	Description
1.0	12 April 2022	Information published.