Important CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.0192 2022-08 archive

Executive Summary

None

Overview

5.9
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Spoofing
Released Aug 9 2022
Last Updated Aug 9 2022
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.0192 — 0.77242 percentile
NVD CVSS 5.9 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
None
AVAILABILITY
None
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 5.2

EPSS Score

0.0192
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.77242 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
View on FIRST.org

Affected Products

9 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
.NET 6.0 5016990 (Security Update) Important Spoofing No
.NET Core 3.1 5016987 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
PowerShell 7.0 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
PowerShell 7.2 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe

Patches

3 patches
Article Type Restart
5016990 Security Update No
5016987 Security Update Maybe
Release Notes Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Felix Wilhelm of Google Project Zero