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CVE-2022-21971:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-21971 is a Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that was identified in December 2021 and publicly disclosed in February 2022. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 (Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a critical severity level with network attack vector (AV:N), medium attack complexity (AC:M), and no authentication required (Au:N). The vulnerability can potentially lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C/I:C/A:C) (Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code execution attacks, potentially gaining complete control over the affected systems (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability through various KB patches including KB5010351 for Windows 10 version 1809, KB5010345 for version 1909, KB5010342 for versions 20H2/21H1/21H2, KB5010386 for Windows 11, and KB5010354 for Windows Server 2022 (Rapid7).
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