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High MSRC-CVE-2022-44666 1 CVE

Windows Contacts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Dec 13, 2022 · Updated Feb 7, 2023 · 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, 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
10.0.17763.3770 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021237
10.0.19043.2364 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021233
10.0.20348.1366 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021249
10.0.22000.1335 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021234
10.0.22621.993 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021255
10.0.10240.19624 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021243
10.0.14393.5582 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021235
6.1.7601.26266 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021291
6.1.7601.26266 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021288
6.3.9600.20721 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021294
6.3.9600.20721 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021296
6.0.6003.21815 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021289
6.0.6003.21815 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021293
6.2.9200.24018 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021285
6.2.9200.24018 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5021303

Vulnerabilities 1

Revision history

  1. #2

    Added an acknowledgement. This is an informational change only.

  2. #1

    Information published.

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