Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- CVSS
- 8.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 64.8%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. 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.