CVE-2022-41924

CVE-2022-41924 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Tailscale Windows client prior to version 1.32.3. A malicious website can exploit a flaw in the client's local API, which lacks Host header verification, to reconfigure the Tailscale daemon and ultimately execute arbitrary code on the affected system. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness.