Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows MSDT is called using the URL protocol from a calling application.

cat cve-2022-34713.json

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows
CVSS: 7.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 68.0%
Status: kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): August 30, 2022
Published: August 9, 2022
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34713

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows MSDT is called using the URL protocol from a calling application.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-08-09. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-08-30.

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.