CVE-2022-22018 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user is tricked into opening a malicious file. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape. It was addressed in Microsoft's June 2022 Patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.51121.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:hevc_video_extensions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.