CVE-2022-22016

CVSS 2.0 Score 4.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published May 10, 2022
Updated: Jan 2, 2025

Summary

CVE-2022-22016 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows' PlayTo Media Foundation. Hackers could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to open a specially crafted media file, allowing them to gain administrative privileges on the targeted system. Successful exploitation may result in unauthorized access, data theft, or further system compromises. Microsoft has released a patch to mitigate this issue, and users are strongly advised to apply it as soon as possible.

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Affected Products

  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Microsoft Windows 11

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft