CVE-2022-40733

MEDIUM EPSS 52.5%
Published Dec 18, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 18, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An access violation vulnerability exists in the DirectComposition functionality win32kbase.sys driver version 10.0.22000.593 as part of Windows 11 version 22000.593 and version 10.0.20348.643 as part of Windows Server 2022 version 20348.643. A specially-crafted set of syscalls can lead to a reboot. An unprivileged user can run specially-crafted code to trigger Denial Of Service.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
52.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
microsoftwindows_11_21h210.0.22000.593any
microsoftwindows_server_202210.0.20348.643any

References 1

  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1515
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.