CVE-2022-30168 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2022-06-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft Photos

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2022.0.0.0`	affected	< 2022.30050.31008.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:photos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-35376	Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02777.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30168
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-30168

History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-20
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30168

Subscriptions

Microsoft Photos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2022-06-15T21:52:07.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:15:38.904Z

Reserved: 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-30168

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T06:40:47.813Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-15T22:15:14.923

Modified: 2026-10-07T21:17:05.660

Link: CVE-2022-30168

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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