CVE-2022-22015 [Medium] | Information Disclosure in Remote Desktop Client

CVE-2022-22015 is rated Moderate Risk (49.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	16.11%	2.32%	-13.79%
2	2026-03-01	15.38%	16.11%	+0.73%
3	2025-12-31	—	15.38%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

16.11%

2.32%

-13.79%

2026-03-01

15.38%

16.11%

+0.73%

2025-12-31

—

15.38%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
4.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	8.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

4.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

8.0

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22015

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
microsoft	remote_desktop_client	—	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_client:-:::::windows::
microsoft	windows_10	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_10	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_10	20h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2::::::arm64:
microsoft	windows_10	20h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_10	20h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_10	21h1	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1::::::arm64:
microsoft	windows_10	21h1	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_10	21h1	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_10	21h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2::::::arm64:
microsoft	windows_10	21h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_10	21h2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_10	1607	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_10	1607	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_10	1809	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::arm64:
microsoft	windows_10	1809	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_10	1809	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_10	1909	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909::::::arm64:
microsoft	windows_10	1909	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_10	1909	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_11	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-::::::arm64:
microsoft	windows_11	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_7	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_7	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:::::x86:*
microsoft	windows_8.1	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-::::::x64:
microsoft	windows_8.1	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-::::::x86:
microsoft	windows_server	2022	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2022:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x86:*
microsoft	windows_server_2012	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2016	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2019	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-22015

URL	Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22015
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-22015	Patch Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2022-22015 | Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22015

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22015

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22015

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22015

References for CVE-2022-22015