What is CVE-2022-30190?
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when MSDT is called using the URL protocol from a calling application such as Word. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can run arbitrary code with the privileges of the calling application. The attacker can then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts in the context allowed by the user’s rights. Please see the MSRC Blog Entry for important information about steps you can take to protect your system from this vulnerability.
The record classifies CVE-2022-30190 under weakness class NVD-CWE-noinfo. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 17 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1612 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 99.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2022-06-14, federal remediation deadline 2022-07-05 — used in known ransomware campaigns
- Threadlinqs priority
- 10/10 — CISA lists it as used in ransomware, which Threadlinqs scores at the maximum
- Published
- 2022-06-01, last modified 2026-08-06
Is CVE-2022-30190 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2022-30190 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-06-14, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2022-07-05 under BOD 22-01. CISA flags the vulnerability as one used in known ransomware campaigns. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2022-30190 is publicly available. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 48 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- komomon/CVE-2022-30190-follina-Office-MSDT-Fixed (github)
- JMousqueton/PoC-CVE-2022-30190 (github)
- onecloudemoji/CVE-2022-30190 (github)
- doocop/CVE-2022-30190 (github)
- Malwareman007/Deathnote (github)
- archanchoudhury/MSDT_CVE-2022-30190 (github)
- Hrishikesh7665/Follina_Exploiter_CLI (github)
- MalwareTech/FollinaExtractor (github)
Affected products and versions
- Microsoft: Windows 10 1507, Windows 10 1607, Windows 10 1809, Windows 10 20h2, Windows 10 21h1, Windows 10 21h2, Windows 11 21h2, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Rt 8.1, Windows Server 2008 r2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 r2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 20h2
How to fix CVE-2022-30190
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2022-30190. Patch reference: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30190. Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30190. Because CVE-2022-30190 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2022-07-05. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2022-30190
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2022-30190, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- CVE-2026-21509: Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft Office Vulnerability Against Ukraine — CRITICAL · 2026-02-03
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .