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CVE-2022-24452

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-24452 is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) can be exploited with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on an affected system. While no public exploit code is currently available, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, the vulnerability was addressed in Microsoft's March 2022 Patch Tuesday, indicating its significance.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.50361.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:hevc_video_extensions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0221 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: HEVC Video ExtensionFixed in: 1.0.50361.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: HEVC Video ExtensionsFixed in: 1.0.50361.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Mar/CVE-2022-24452Important

HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Mar 8, 2022

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24452