CVE-2022-30168
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.8
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-30168- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35376
7.8
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-35376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mfg-j7q8-363c
7.8
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-8mfg-j7q8-363c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
Microsoft Photos App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-30168- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-30168 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Photos, published June 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30168
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-30168
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30168
github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-mitre/tree/main/2022/CVE-2022-30168
nu11secur1ty.com/2022/06/cve-2022-30168.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mfg-j7q8-363c