CVE-2022-21990

30

FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-21990 is a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client across various Windows versions, including Windows 10, 11, and several Server editions. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation in the wild, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high level of awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
		20h2CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:::::::*
		21h1CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:::::::*
		21h2CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:::::::*
		1607CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

2.8

Impact Score

5.9

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

18.84%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

97.0%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-28

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1884 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (47)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.2686

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.2686

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.2686

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2686

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2686

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.2158

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.2158

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.2158

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Remote Desktop client for Windows DesktopFixed in: 1.2.2925.0

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.587

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.587

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.580

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.580

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19042.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.556

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.556

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.1586

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19235

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19235

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.5006

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.5006

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5006

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5006

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25898

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25898

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25898

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25898

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20303

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20303

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20303

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20303

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows RT 8.1Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20296

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21416

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21416

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21416

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21416

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23645

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23645

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23639

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23639

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Mar/CVE-2022-21990Important

Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21990