Microsoft Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability
Microsoft Silverlight does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Silverlight application.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Silverlight
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 81.9%
- Status
- kevransomware use
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Microsoft Silverlight does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Silverlight application.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25. Required action per CISA: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. Due date: 2022-06-15.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.