How severe is CVE-2022-41128?

CVE-2022-41128 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 24.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2022-41128: Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-11-08

Remediation due

2022-12-09

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41128; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41128

Description

Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableyes

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.10240.0 to <10.0.10240.19567
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5501
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3650
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.3650
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 20H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.19042.2251
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H1	10.0.0 to <10.0.19043.2251
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19044.2251
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.2251
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.1219
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.819
Microsoft	Windows 7	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.26221
Microsoft	Windows 7 Service Pack 1	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.26221
Microsoft	Windows 8.1	6.3.0 to <6.3.9600.20671
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1	6.1.7601.0 to <6.1.7601.26221
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012	6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.23968
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2	6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.20671
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5501
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3650
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.1249

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2022-11-09

Last updated

2026-08-10

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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