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CVE-2022-21892High confidence

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809

6.8MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-27048

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

What

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through physical access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

What

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through physical access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
physical access → vulnerable operation → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Physical
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.
CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVPhysicalAttack vector: The attacker needs physical access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
UnauthenticatedRemote code execution
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-0839Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20220112Security Bulletin 12 Jan 2022

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 12 Jan 2022, published on 12 January 2022. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-027Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows

d?id=CVE-2022-21881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21882 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21882 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21883 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21884 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21884 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21885 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21885 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21887 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21887 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21888 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21889 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21889 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21890 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21890 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21892 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21892 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21893 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21893 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21894 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21894 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21895 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21895 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21896 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21896 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21897 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21897 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21898 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21899 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21899 Référence CVE CVE-2022-21900 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001102複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2022-21892、CVE-2022-21928、CVE-2022-21959、CVE-2022-21960、CVE-2022-21961、CVE-2022-21962、CVE-2022-21963 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001096複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、 CVE-2022-21892、CVE-2022-21928、CVE-2022-21958、CVE-2022-21959、CVE-2022-21960、CVE-2022-21961、CVE-2022-21963 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001095複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、 CVE-2022-21892、CVE-2022-21928、CVE-2022-21958、CVE-2022-21959、CVE-2022-21960、CVE-2022-21962、CVE-2022-21963 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001094複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、 CVE-2022-21892、CVE-2022-21928、CVE-2022-21958、CVE-2022-21959、CVE-2022-21961、CVE-2022-21962、CVE-2022-21963 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001093複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、 CVE-2022-21892、CVE-2022-21928、CVE-2022-21958、CVE-2022-21960、CVE-2022-21961、CVE-2022-21962、CVE-2022-21963 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001089複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2022-21892、CVE-2022-21928、CVE-2022-21958、CVE-2022-21959、CVE-2022-21960、CVE-2022-21961、CVE-2022-21962 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001070複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、 CVE-2022-21928、CVE-2022-21958、CVE-2022-21959、CVE-2022-21960、CVE-2022-21961、CVE-2022-21962、CVE-2022-21963 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001101複数の Microsoft Windows 製品におけるリモートでコードを実行される脆弱性

複数の Microsoft Windows 製品には、Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) に不備があるため、リモートでコードを実行される脆弱性が存在します。 本脆弱性は、CVE-2022-21892、 CVE-2022-21958、CVE-2022-21959、CVE-2022-21960、CVE-2022-21961、CVE-2022-21962、CVE-2022-21963 とは異なる脆弱性です。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-5478MS 1월 보안 위협에 따른 정기 보안 업데이트 권고

silient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21963 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21962 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21961 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21960 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21959 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21958 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21928 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) CVE-2022-21892 Windows ReFS(복원 파일 시스템) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows Secure Boot CVE-2022-21894 보안 부팅 보안 기능 우회 취약성 Windows Security Center CVE-2022-21874 Windows 보안 센터 API 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows StateRepository API CVE-2022-21863 Windows StateRepository API 서버 파일 권한 상승 취약성 Windows Storage CVE-2022-21875 Windows 저장소 권한 상승 취약성 Windows Storage Spaces Controller CVE-2022-21877 저장소 공간 컨트롤러 정보 유출 취약성 Windows System Launcher CVE-2022-21866 Windows 시스템 시작 관리자 권한 상승 취약성 Windows Task Flow Data Engine CVE-2022-21861 작업 흐름 데이터 엔진 권한 상승 취약성 Windows Tile Data Repository CVE-2022-21873 타일 데이터 리포지토리 권한 상승 취약성 Windows UEFI CVE-2022-21899 Windows 확장 가능 펌웨어 인터페이스 보안 기능 우회 취약성 Windows U

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
  • Windows 10 Version 1809: 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2452, 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.2452
  • Windows Server 2019: 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2452
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2452
  • Windows 10 Version 1909: 10.0.0 < 10.0.18363.2037
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1: 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.1466
  • Windows Server 2022: 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.469
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2: 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1466
  • Windows Server version 20H2: 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1466
  • Windows 11 version 21H2: 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.434
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2: 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.1466
  • Windows 10 Version 1507: 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.19177
  • Windows 10 Version 1607: 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.4886
  • Windows Server 2016: 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.4886
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.4886
  • Windows 8.1: 6.3.0 < 6.3.9600.20246
  • Windows Server 2012: 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.23584
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.23584
  • Windows Server 2012 R2: 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.20246
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.20246
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 11 Jan 2022 · Last source change 2 Jan 2025, 18:23 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-27048
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-27048↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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