Issued: Thursday, 10 March, 2022 |
Last Revision: Thursday, 10 March, 2022 |
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Microsoft has released patches for 71 vulnerabilities (excluding 21 Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities) with three classified as critical and rest sixty eight are classified as important including three zero-days. Fortunately, none of these (zero-days) vulnerabilities have been actively exploited. Though, public exploit code for two of them (CVE-2022-21990 and CVE-2022-24459) is available.
Products patched in this month security update includes Microsoft Windows and Windows Components, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office and Office Components, Visual Studio, the Xbox app for Windows, Intune, Express Logic, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and IoT, Azure Site Recovery, Windows HTML Platforms, Skype, .NET and Visual Studio, Windows RDP, and SMB Server.
CVE/Vulnerability | Description | CVSS3.0 Score |
CVE-2022-21990 | Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 8.8 |
CVE-2022-22006 | HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 7.8 |
CVE-2022-23277 | Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 8.8 |
CVE-2022-24459 | Windows Fax and Scan Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | 7.8 |
CVE-2022-24501 | VP9 Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 7.8 |
CVE-2022-24502 | Windows HTML Platforms Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability | 4.3 |
CVE-2022-24508 | Windows SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 8.8 |
CVE-2022-24512 | .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 6.3 |
Table 1: Vulnerability details
Security Update Types | Affected Product(s) |
Critical Security Updates | Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23 Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 21 Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 22 Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 10 Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 11 HEVC Video Extension HEVC Video Extensions VP9 Video Extensions
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Important Security Updates | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems Windows 11 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 11 for x64-based Systems Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition Core Hotpatch Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation) Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition) Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition) .NET 5.0 .NET 6.0 .NET Core 3.1 Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 - 16.6) Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Visual Studio Code Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows Microsoft Defender for IoT Intune Company Portal for iOS Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure HEIF Image Extension Raw Image Extension Skype Extension for Chrome Paint 3D |
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Table 2: Vulnerable versions
Microsoft has released patches to address these vulnerabilities, organizations are encouraged to apply patches as soon as possible. particularly patches for zero- days, Exchange Server and critical vulnerabilities.