Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Critical. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
A crafted image file could cause a crash in Explorer during browsing of the directory containing the file.
The Microsoft Store will automatically update affected customers. Alternatively, customers can get the update immediately; see here for details.
It is possible for customers to disable automatic updates for the Microsoft Store. The Microsoft Store will not automatically install this update for those customers.
Customers using the the Volume Licensing Servicing Center can get this update through their organizations.
If your device manufacturer preinstalled this app, package versions 1.0.43421.0 and later contain this update.
If you purchased this app from the Microsoft Store, package versions 1.0.43422.0 and later contain this update.
You can check the package version in PowerShell:
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension*
How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
This vulnerability requires an authenticated victim to be tricked into opening a specially crafted media file which could result in remote code execution on the victim's machine.
Security updates
1.0.43421.0 & 1.0.43422.0 — https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/get-updates-for-apps-and-games-in-microsoft-store-a1fe19c0-532d-ec47-7035-d1c5a1dd464f
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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References
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CVE-2022-21917 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21917
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss