HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0237 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HEVC Video Extension (Microsoft): 2.0.51122.0HEVC Video Extensions (Microsoft): 2.0.51121.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HEVC Video Extension (Microsoft) Fixed in 2.0.51122.0
- Fix · CNA HEVC Video Extensions (Microsoft) Fixed in 2.0.51121.0
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- —
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| HEVC Video Extension | Fixed | 2.0.51122.0 · Security Update |
| HEVC Video Extensions | Fixed | 2.0.51121.0 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22018
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j86w-gjwh-m6f6
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Microsoft Hevc Video Extensions vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-12455 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-11666 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-11659 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-08395 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-06282 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-17501 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-22018 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22018 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j86w-gjwh-m6f6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-22018 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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