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CVE-2022-41128

Microsoft Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.39236
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules10 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Threat Actors Linked

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actorAPT37
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

16
microsoft windows 10 1507< 10.0.10240.19567
microsoft windows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.5501
microsoft windows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.3650
microsoft windows 10 20h2< 10.0.19042.2251
microsoft windows 10 21h1< 10.0.19043.2251
microsoft windows 10 21h2< 10.0.19044.2251
microsoft windows 10 22h2< 10.0.19045.2251
microsoft windows 11 21h2< 10.0.22000.1219
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
relatedcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
relatedcriticalHacktool Execution - Imphash
relatedcriticalHackTool - Rubeus Execution
relatedcriticalPotential Credential Dumping Via LSASS Process Clone
relatedcriticalWCE wceaux.dll Access
relatedcriticalHackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Default File
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Nov 2022 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

2
msrcCVE-2022-41128Remote Code Execution
cisaKEV-CVE-2022-41128
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References & Sources

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