---
id: "CVE-2022-41128"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2022-41128"]
title: "Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Microsoft Windows", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 1507", "fixed": ["10.0.10240.19567"], "affected": "< 10.0.10240.19567", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 1607", "fixed": ["10.0.14393.5501"], "affected": "< 10.0.14393.5501", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 1809", "fixed": ["10.0.17763.3650"], "affected": "< 10.0.17763.3650", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 20h2", "fixed": ["10.0.19042.2251"], "affected": "< 10.0.19042.2251", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 21h1", "fixed": ["10.0.19043.2251"], "affected": "< 10.0.19043.2251", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 21h2", "fixed": ["10.0.19044.2251"], "affected": "< 10.0.19044.2251", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 10 22h2", "fixed": ["10.0.19045.2251"], "affected": "< 10.0.19045.2251", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 11 21h2", "fixed": ["10.0.22000.1219"], "affected": "< 10.0.22000.1219", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 11 22h2", "fixed": ["10.0.22621.819"], "affected": "< 10.0.22621.819", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 7", "fixed": [], "affected": "= sp1", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 8.1", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows server 2008", "fixed": [], "affected": "= r2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows server 2012", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows server 2012", "fixed": [], "affected": "= r2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows server 2016", "fixed": ["10.0.14393.5501"], "affected": "< 10.0.14393.5501", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows server 2019", "fixed": ["10.0.17763.3650"], "affected": "< 10.0.17763.3650", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows server 2022", "fixed": ["10.0.20348.1249"], "affected": "< 10.0.20348.1249", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2022-11-08T00:00:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2022-41128", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41128", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
---

# Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows has an unspecified flaw in the JScript9 scripting engine that allows remote code execution. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Microsoft Windows affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 1507 affected < 10.0.10240.19567 fixed 10.0.10240.19567
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 1607 affected < 10.0.14393.5501 fixed 10.0.14393.5501
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 1809 affected < 10.0.17763.3650 fixed 10.0.17763.3650
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 20h2 affected < 10.0.19042.2251 fixed 10.0.19042.2251
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 21h1 affected < 10.0.19043.2251 fixed 10.0.19043.2251
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 21h2 affected < 10.0.19044.2251 fixed 10.0.19044.2251
- vendor:microsoft windows 10 22h2 affected < 10.0.19045.2251 fixed 10.0.19045.2251
- vendor:microsoft windows 11 21h2 affected < 10.0.22000.1219 fixed 10.0.22000.1219
- vendor:microsoft windows 11 22h2 affected < 10.0.22621.819 fixed 10.0.22621.819
- vendor:microsoft windows 7 affected = sp1 fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows 8.1 affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows server 2008 affected = r2 fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows server 2012 affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows server 2012 affected = r2 fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows server 2016 affected < 10.0.14393.5501 fixed 10.0.14393.5501
- vendor:microsoft windows server 2019 affected < 10.0.17763.3650 fixed 10.0.17763.3650
- vendor:microsoft windows server 2022 affected < 10.0.20348.1249 fixed 10.0.20348.1249

## Fix

Apply the Microsoft Windows updates per vendor instructions, as CISA requires.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2022-41128
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41128

## From the sources

Microsoft Windows contains an unspecified vulnerability in the JScript9 scripting language which allows for remote code execution.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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