CVE-2022-35835: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2022-35835 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server. The vulnerability was discovered and initially disclosed on July 13, 2022, with Microsoft releasing security updates on September 13, 2022. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server editions (Rapid7).

The vulnerability is classified as a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating high severity, with the following vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C). This CVE is unique and distinct from related vulnerabilities CVE-2022-34731, CVE-2022-34733, CVE-2022-35834, CVE-2022-35836, and CVE-2022-35840 (Rapid7).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially gaining complete control over the targeted machine. The high CVSS score of 9.0 indicates that successful exploitation could lead to significant compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Rapid7).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected systems. The patches are available for Windows 10 (versions 1507, 1607, 1809, 20H2, 21H1, 21H2), Windows 11 21H2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 (Rapid7).