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CVE-2022-30168

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CVE-2022-30168 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Photos App. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system, requiring user interaction (UI:R) for successful exploitation. While the vulnerability has a high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploit modules available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or immediate threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2022.30050.31008.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:photos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0246 is in the 83rd 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 (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft PhotosFixed in: 2022.30050.31008.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Jun/CVE-2022-30168Important

Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jun 14, 2022

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-30168
PatchVendor Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30168