Microsoft Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-08-18
Federal due date
2022-09-08
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
99.5th percentile (score 0.878, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21971

CISA short description

Microsoft Windows Runtime contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.