Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2022-21898
DirectX Graphics Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 20h2, 21h1, 21h2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.17763.0, 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20h2 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h1 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h2 — versions 10.0.19043.0
- Microsoft Windows_server — versions 20h2, 2022
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows_server_2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.17763.0
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21898?
- CVE-2022-21898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21898?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.