CVE-2022-41975

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Published Sep 30, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

RealVNC VNC Server before 6.11.0 and VNC Viewer before 6.22.826 on Windows allow local privilege escalation via MSI installer Repair mode.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:realvnc:vnc_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:realvnc:vnc_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45079	RealVNC VNC Server before 6.11.0 and VNC Viewer before 6.22.826 on Windows allow local privilege escalation via MSI installer Repair mode.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.185% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002253138-Release-Notes#vnc-server-6-11-0-released-0-2

History

May 20, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Realvnc Vnc Server Vnc Viewer

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 20, 2025, 4:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 30, 2022, 5:20 PM
Updated: May 20, 2025, 4:02 PM
Reserved: Sep 30, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:56 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:56 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 30, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

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