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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-30176 is a high-severity remote code execution issue in Microsoft Azure RTOS GUIX Studio 6.0.0.0. It affects a specialist embedded GUI development tool, so exposure is likely concentrated on developer workstations and build environments, not general servers. Successful exploitation could allow code execution with serious confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority engineering workstation risk. Prioritize teams building embedded or IoT products with Azure RTOS tooling, because compromise of developer systems can affect product integrity and sensitive source assets.
Technical view
The source bundle identifies CWE-787 out-of-bounds write in Azure RTOS GUIX Studio 6.0.0.0. CVSS 3.1 is 7.8 with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, unchanged scope, and high CIA impact. The temporal vector indicates proof-of-concept exploit maturity and official remediation availability, but no fixed version is provided here.
Likely exposure
Organizations using Azure RTOS GUIX Studio 6.0.0.0 in embedded or IoT development environments are the likely exposure group. Workstations, shared engineering VMs, and build images should be checked. The provided data does not identify other affected versions or products.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector requires local access and user interaction, so this is not described as a network-wormable issue. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. It does indicate proof-of-concept exploit maturity, which raises urgency for exposed engineering endpoints.
Researcher notes
Key evidence is limited to CVE metadata and MSRC advisory references. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-787 with high impact and required user interaction. Do not infer affected versions beyond 6.0.0.0 or active exploitation without additional vendor or KEV evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Check Microsoft MSRC guidance for the official remediation and fixed version.
- Upgrade or remove Azure RTOS GUIX Studio 6.0.0.0 where found.
- Limit use of vulnerable GUIX Studio installations until remediated.
- Restrict untrusted files and workflows on affected engineering workstations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints and build images for Azure RTOS GUIX Studio installations.
- Confirm whether installed versions match 6.0.0.0.
- Compare findings against the MSRC advisory before closing remediation.
- Review engineering workflows for user interaction with affected tooling.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Azure RTOS GUIX Studio Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory
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CWE details
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Out-of-bounds Write
Out-of-bounds Write represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.