CVE-2022-44666
HighPublished
Windows Contacts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Dec 13, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
7.8/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H41.4%
Moderate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Windows Contacts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
1- CVE-2022-44666Exploit
Technical write-up and proof-of-concept for CVE-2022-44666, a Windows Contacts syslink control href attribute escape vulnerability enabling remote code execution via crafted VCF/.contact files and LDAP protocol handler.
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