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High MSRC-CVE-2022-21958 1 CVE

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2022 · Updated Jan 11, 2022

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is physical (AV:P). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable system could insert a specially crafted USB device.
This vulnerability could also be exploited through a local attack vector. An attacker authenticated as an administrator on a vulnerable system could mount a specially crafted virtual hard drive (VHD) to exploit the system. This scenario results in a lower CVSS score which is why the primary attack vector is listed as Physical in our documentation.

Security updates
10.0.17763.2452 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009557
10.0.18363.2037 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009545
10.0.19043.1466 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009543
10.0.20348.469 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009555
10.0.22000.434 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009566
10.0.10240.19177 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009585
10.0.14393.4886 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009546
6.3.9600.20246 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009624
6.3.9600.20246 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009595
6.2.9200.23584 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009586
6.2.9200.23584 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5009619

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