CVE-2022-21974 Roaming Security Rights Management Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code on affected Windows systems via the Roaming Security Rights Management Services component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-21974?

CVE-2022-21974 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Roaming Security Rights Management Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21974?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-21974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3jrq-4wj8-868w.

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