CVE-2022-24767
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2022 at 05:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsVisual Studio 2022Visual Studio 2019Visual Studio 2017
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.35.2
Affected range stops below 2.35.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
15.0 ≤ v < 15.9.46
Affected range stops below 15.9.46, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0 ≤ v < 16.7.2716.10 ≤ v < 16.11.1216.8 ≤ v < 16.9.19
Affected range stops below 16.11.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.7.27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.9.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.0 ≤ v < 17.0.817.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.4
Affected range stops below 17.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-24767SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427
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