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CVE-2022-41128

Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

VendormicrosoftPublishedNov 9, 2022SourceNVDWeaknessCWE-787
Act now

Actively exploited in the wild. Patch or mitigate immediately — don't wait for a maintenance window.

Severity
High · 8.8
CVSS base score
Exploitation
In the wild
CISA KEV
Predicted risk
25% model
EPSS forecast — overtaken by confirmed exploitation
Exposure
Remote
Exploitable over the network without credentials
01

What's the risk?

An unauthenticated attacker, remotely over the network, if a user is tricked into opening a malicious file or link, can fully compromise the system — steal data, tamper with it and take it offline.

Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

How it's exploitedMITRE ATT&CK · 1 observed in the wild
Execution
T1203Exploitation for Client Executionobserved

Techniques marked “observed” are corroborated by threat intelligence; the rest are inferred from the weakness type (CWE) and attack vector.

02

Who's exploiting it?

Corroborated threat activity referencing this CVE — with source and confidence, not inference.

Confirmed exploited in the wild. CISA KEV · catalogued Nov 8, 2022
Observed techniques MITRE-analysed · CTID Mappings Explorer
T1203Exploitation for Client ExecutionobservedT1566Phishingobserved
T1070
Indicator Removal
observed
Threat groups with matching tradecraft MITRE ATT&CK groups · by technique overlap
APT283 TTPsAPT293 TTPsAPT33 TTPsThreat Group-33903 TTPsLazarus Group3 TTPsSandworm Team3 TTPs

Groups documented using the techniques observed against this CVE — a tradecraft association, not a confirmed attribution. Overlap count shown; click for the MITRE profile.

These techniques were analysed against this CVE's real-world exploitation — the matching entries in the ATT&CK chain above are marked “observed”.

03

Are we affected?

18
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.19567↑ fixed 10.0.10240.19567
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.5501↑ fixed 10.0.14393.5501
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.3650↑ fixed 10.0.17763.3650
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_10_20h2< 10.0.19042.2251↑ fixed 10.0.19042.2251
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_10_21h1< 10.0.19043.2251↑ fixed 10.0.19043.2251
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.2251↑ fixed 10.0.19044.2251
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.2251↑ fixed 10.0.19045.2251
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_11_21h2< 10.0.22000.1219↑ fixed 10.0.22000.1219
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_11_22h2< 10.0.22621.819↑ fixed 10.0.22621.819
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_7sp1
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_8.1all versions
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_8.1all versions
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_server_2008r2
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_server_2012all versions
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_server_2012r2
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_server_2016< 10.0.14393.5501↑ fixed 10.0.14393.5501
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_server_2019< 10.0.17763.3650↑ fixed 10.0.17763.3650
  • Affectedmicrosoft · windows_server_2022< 10.0.20348.1249↑ fixed 10.0.20348.1249
04

What to do

Generated by Wavense from the CVE record — an immediate mitigation and the permanent fix.

  1. !

    Mitigate now

    Isolate critical systems from less trusted networks using firewalls and network segmentation. Implement robust endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for suspicious script activity and execution. Restrict execution of untrusted scripts by implementing Application Control policies like AppLocker or Windows Defender Application Control.

  2. ✓

    Permanent fix

    The permanent fix involves applying the latest security updates released by Microsoft that address CVE-2022-41128. System administrators should promptly deploy these patches across all affected Windows systems to fully remediate the vulnerability and prevent exploitation.

Technical details— weakness, CVSS vector & calculator, related CVEs

Business impact

An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the logged-on user via specially crafted files. This can lead to full system compromise, data theft, service disruption, and lateral movement within the network, severely impacting business operations and data confidentiality.

Weakness

1
CWE-787Common Weakness Enumeration · MITRE definition

CVSS 3.1 details

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.0
/ 10.0 base
High severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability metrics
Attack VectorAV
Remotely exploitable across a network
Attack ComplexityAC
No special conditions required
Privileges RequiredPR
No authorization needed
User InteractionUI
A user must take an action
Impact metrics
ScopeS
Impact confined to the vulnerable component
ConfidentialityC
Total loss of confidentiality
IntegrityI
Total loss of integrity
AvailabilityA
Total loss of availability

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CVE-2017-8543KEVExploit likely

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NVD
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CVE-2008-4250KEV⚙ WeaponizedExploit likely

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0.0
/ 10.0 base
High severity
Key facts
CVE ID
CVE-2022-41128
Published
Nov 9, 2022
Last modified
Aug 10, 2026
CVSS
8.8 (v3.1)
EPSS
24.62%
In CISA KEV
Yes
Confidence
100/100
Weakness
CWE-787
Fixed in
10.0.10240.19567, 10.0.14393.5501, 10.0.17763.3650…
Timeline
  1. Nov 9, 2022Published to NVDNVD
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record last modifiedNVD
  3. Aug 22, 2026AI analysis generatedWavense
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