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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-22017
CVE-2022-22017:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-22017 is a Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that was discovered in Microsoft Windows systems. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 10, 2022, and affects Microsoft Remote Desktop Client and various Windows systems including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 (NVD, MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 9.3 (HIGH) with the vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute code on the victim's system in the user's context when a user connects to a malicious RDP server (Lansweeper).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through KB5013943 for Windows 11 and KB5013944 for Windows Server 2022 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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