Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Exploited according to Microsoft — Exploitation Detected. Customer action: Required.
Details
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, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file.
In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file., In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) containing a specially crafted file designed to exploit the vulnerability.
An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.
There have been a few CVEs regarding Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) issued by Microsoft recently. Is this one related to those?
In May, Microsoft released a blog giving guidance for a vulnerability in MSDT and released updates to address it shortly thereafter. Public discussion of a vulnerability can encourage further scrutiny on the component, both by Microsoft security personnel as well as our research partners. This CVE addresses the vulnerability publicly known as Dogwalk.
Security updates
10.0.17763.3287 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016623
10.0.19043.1889 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016616
10.0.20348.887 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016627
10.0.22000.856 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016629
10.0.10240.19387 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016639
10.0.14393.5291 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016622
6.1.7601.26065 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016676
6.1.7601.26065 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016679
6.3.9600.20520 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016681
6.3.9600.20520 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016683
6.2.9200.23817 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016672
6.2.9200.23817 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016684
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
KEV Aug 9, 2022
Revision history
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Updated FAQ information. This is an informational change only.
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Information published.
References
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CVE-2022-34713 Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34713
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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