Medium severity · published May 10, 2022
CVE-2022-26940
Remote Desktop Protocol Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
RD
Remote Desktop Client · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2022 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26940
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26940
msrc.microsoft.com
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26940
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-26940
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