CVE-2022-34713Known exploitationPublic exploit

Code execution via diagnostic package path traversal

Published Aug 9, 2022 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Path traversal in Microsoft Windows MSDT allows attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted diagnostic cabinet file. sdiageng.dll trusts a folder path from the package configuration XML and copies referenced files without blocking traversal outside the intended directory. Opening the .diagcab file is required, and the flaw can plant an executable in the Startup folder to run with the victim's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability67.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Microsoft Windows MSDT allows attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted diagnostic cabinet file. sdiageng.dll trusts a folder path from the package configuration XML and copies referenced files without blocking traversal outside the intended directory. Opening the .diagcab file is required, and the flaw can plant an executable in the Startup folder to run with the victim's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-34713
Published
Aug 9, 2022
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19387

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19387
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.3287
Microsoft · Windows 7version=6.1.0 <6.1.7601.26065
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1version=10.0.0 <10.0.19043.1889
Microsoft · Windows 8.1version=6.3.0 <6.3.9600.20520
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5291
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.22000.856
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.23817
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.23817
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.1889
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5291
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26065
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1889
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26065
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20520
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.3287
Microsoft · Windows 7 Service Pack 1version=6.1.0 <6.1.7601.26065
Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1889
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5291
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.887
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.3287; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.3287
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20520

Published CVSS scores

7.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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