CVE-2022-21971

Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: December 16, 2021
Published Date: February 09, 2022
Last Updated: January 29, 2025
Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1909, Windows 10 Version 21H1, Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 Version 20H2, Windows Server version 20H2, Windows 11 version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 21H2
Description: Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (added 2022-08-18 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available: Yes (added 2022-04-15 09:14:22 UTC) Source

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21971

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2022-08-18 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Malwareman007/CVE-2022-21971

Type: github • Created: 2022-10-07 17:25:03 UTC • Stars: 11

POC Of CVE-2022-21971

tufanturhan/CVE-2022-21971-Windows-Runtime-RCE

Type: github • Created: 2022-04-15 09:14:22 UTC • Stars: 2

0vercl0k/CVE-2022-21971

Type: github • Created: 2022-02-26 20:37:42 UTC • Stars: 308

PoC for CVE-2022-21971 "Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"