PT-2022-5884 · Microsoft · Windows Terminal

David Leadbeater · CVE-2022-44702 · Published 2022-12-13 · Updated 2026-06-01

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Terminal (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the Windows Terminal emulator, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-07300

CVE-2022-44702

Affected Products

Windows Terminal

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44702 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44702 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-07300 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44702 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-44702 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/54453 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/DFIR_Lab/status/2061262786215239830 · Twitter Post