Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would need to trick or coerce a legitimate user into downloading and executing a specially crafted install file
How do I get the update?
The Windows Upgrade Assistant for Windows 10 will automatically install the fix when you navigate to https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10 and click Update Now.
Security updates
1.4.19041.1555 — https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Windows Upgrade Assistant Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Upgrade Assistant Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Revision history
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#2
Updated acknowledgment. This is an informational change only.
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#1
Information published.
References
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CVE-2022-24543 Windows Upgrade Assistant Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24543
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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