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High MSRC-CVE-2022-26926 1 CVE

Windows Address Book Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 10, 2022 · Updated Aug 31, 2022 · Revision 2

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, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user import a specially crafted contact record into the Windows Address Book.

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.

Security updates
10.0.17763.2928 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013941
10.0.18363.2274 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013945
10.0.19043.1706 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013942
10.0.20348.707 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013944
10.0.22000.675 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013943
10.0.10240.19297 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013963
10.0.14393.5125 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013952
6.1.7601.25954 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014012
6.1.7601.25954 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5013999
6.3.9600.20371 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014011
6.3.9600.20365 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014001
6.3.9600.20367 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014025
6.0.6003.21481 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014010
6.0.6003.21481 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014006
6.2.9200.23714 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014017
6.2.9200.23714 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014018

Vulnerabilities 1

Revision history

  1. #2

    Updated acknowledgment. This is an informational change only.

  2. #1

    Information published.

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