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CVE-2022-24543

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-24543 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Windows Upgrade Assistant. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system, requiring user interaction but no prior privileges. While the vulnerability has a high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, it is not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog and there are no public exploit codes available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB). Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article mentioning it as part of Microsoft's April 2022 Patch Tuesday.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_upgrade_assistant:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0236 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 11,616 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 (1)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Upgrade AssistantFixed in: 1.4.19041.1555
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Apr/CVE-2022-24543Important

Windows Upgrade Assistant Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Apr 12, 2022

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24543