CVE-2022-38044

Windows CD-ROM File System Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Description

Windows CD-ROM File System Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

Score published by microsoft in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack vector: Local
The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: Required
A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Local	The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	None	No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction	Required	A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	High	Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.56269 (56.3% probability)
Percentile: 99.1%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of May 20, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.22621.0 up to before 10.0.22621.674
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.19042.2130
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.22000.1098
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.19043.2130
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.19043.0 up to before 10.0.19044.2130
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- affected: 10.0.20348.0 up to before 10.0.20348.1129
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.3532
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.21721
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26174
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.20625
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.20625
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.17763.3532
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.3532
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.3532
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
- affected: 10.0.10240.0 up to before 10.0.10240.19507
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.5427
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.5427
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.5427
Microsoft Windows 7
- affected: 6.1.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26174
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1
- affected: 6.1.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26174
Microsoft Windows 8.1
- affected: 6.3.0 up to before 6.3.9600.20625
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.21721
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.21721
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26174
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.23920
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.23920

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

Windows CD-ROM File System Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (msrc.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/…

Timeline

ID reservedAug 8, 2022
Record publishedOct 11, 2022
Record last updatedAug 27, 2025

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