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CISA has added 15 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerabilities listed in the table below. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors of all types and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise.

CVE Number CVE Title Remediation Due Date

CVE-2021-36934

Microsoft Windows SAM Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2/24/2022

CVE-2020-0796

Microsoft SMBv3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2018-1000861

Jenkins Stapler Web Framework Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2017-9791

Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2017-8464

Microsoft Windows Shell (.lnk) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2017-10271

Oracle Corporation WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2017-0263

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2017-0262

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2017-0145

Microsoft SMBv1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2017-0144

Microsoft SMBv1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2016-3088 

Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2015-2051

D-Link DIR-645 Router Remote Code Execution

8/10/2022

CVE-2015-1635

Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2015-1130

Apple OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

8/10/2022

CVE-2014-4404

Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

8/10/2022

Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known CVEs that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires FCEB agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.

Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the Catalog that meet the meet the specified criteria.

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