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High MSRC-CVE-2022-22009 1 CVE

Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Apr 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 12, 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 complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to take additional actions prior to exploitation to prepare the target environment.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?
The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally.
For example, when the score indicates that the Attack Vector is Local and User Interaction is Required, this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and open a specially crafted file from a website which leads to a local attack on their computer.

According to the CVSS metric, a successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a Hyper-V guest to affect the functionality of the Hyper-V host.

Security updates
10.0.19043.1645 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5012599
10.0.20348.643 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5012604
10.0.22000.613 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5012592

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