CVE-2022-41128: Windows Scripting Languages 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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Actively Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Detected

Patch Tuesday

2022-Nov

Released

2022-11-08

EPSS Score

39.24% (percentile: 97.3%)

CISA KEV

Listed — due 2022-12-09

FAQ

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

Affected Products (33)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-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 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
• Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
• Windows RT 8.1

ESU

• Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
• Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2

Security Updates (14)

• 5019966
• 5019959
• 5019081
• 5019961
• 5019980
• 5019970
• 5019964
• 5020000
• 5020013
• 5019958
• 5020023
• 5020010
• 5020009
• 5020003

Acknowledgments

Benoît Sevens and Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group

Revision History

• 2022-11-08: Information published.