PT-2022-5861
CVE-2022-44666
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Published
2022-12-13
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Updated
2025-03-23
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Windows Contacts (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the Windows Contacts component of Windows operating systems. This can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted malicious file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There have been real-world incidents where this issue was exploited. Technical details about exploitation include the use of a specially created malicious file to execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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Vendors
Affected products
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