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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-22018

HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jun 15, 2022 · catalog updated Nov 2, 2026 · hevc video extensions

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-22018. EPSS is 2.37%. Act only if a listed version of hevc video extensions is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.37%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe microsoft/hevc video extensions

HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/hevc video extensions< 2.0.51121.0

How to fix CVE-2022-22018

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-22018. EPSS is 2.37%. Act only if a listed version of hevc video extensions is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/hevc video extensions < 2.0.51121.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.37%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 15, 2022 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  2. Nov 2, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-22018

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-22018

    30-day exploitation probability 2.37%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-22018

    HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 3, 2026