June 14, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2022-30190 — Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-06-14- Federal due date
2022-07-05- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 99.8th percentile (score 0.936, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30190
CISA short description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when MSDT is called using the URL protocol from a calling application such as Word. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can run code with the privileges of the calling application.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.