CVE-2022-24508Known exploitationNetwork attack vector

Remote code execution via file enumeration

Published Mar 9, 2022 · Updated Jul 8, 2025

Remote code execution in Win32 file enumeration in affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases allows remote attackers to execute code. Microsoft has not published the affected function, malformed input, or incorrect memory operation in the enumeration path. Exploitation requires user interaction; successful execution runs attacker-supplied code in the affected user's security context.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability2.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Win32 file enumeration in affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases allows remote attackers to execute code. Microsoft has not published the affected function, malformed input, or incorrect memory operation in the enumeration path. Exploitation requires user interaction; successful execution runs attacker-supplied code in the affected user's security context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24508
Published
Mar 9, 2022
Updated
Jul 8, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 21H1
Classifications
T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.0 <10.0.19043.1586

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1version=10.0.0 <10.0.19043.1586
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.22000.556
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.1586
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1586
Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1586
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.587

Published CVSS scores

8.8MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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Reported exploitation

Technologies

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