CVE-2022-30176
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAzure RTOS GUIX Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAzure RTOS GUIX Studio contains a Remote Code Execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability is present in the GUIX Studio development tool used for creating user interfaces in Azure RTOS applications.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify if Azure RTOS GUIX Studio is installedCheck your system for the presence of Azure RTOS GUIX Studio. Look in standard installation directories such as Program Files or search for 'guix_studio' in your applications or system.Affected if GUIX Studio is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionOpen GUIX Studio and navigate to the About or Help section to view the version information, or check the version property of the executable file.Affected if Any version of GUIX Studio is installed (all versions are affected according to the advisory)
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Review recent project file activityCheck for recently opened .gx project files or other GUIX Studio project files, particularly from untrusted or external sources such as email attachments or downloads.Affected if Any untrusted project files have been opened in GUIX Studio
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Assess network exposureDetermine if GUIX Studio is running on a system with unrestricted network access, as the advisory notes network exposure as a contributing factor.Affected if GUIX Studio runs on an exposed system without network access controls
If Azure RTOS GUIX Studio is installed on your system, you are affected by this vulnerability since all versions are impacted; the risk is heightened if untrusted project files have been opened or the system has unrestricted network access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available security updates or patches from Microsoft for Azure RTOS GUIX Studio. Until patched, restrict network access to systems running GUIX Studio and avoid opening untrusted project files.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-30176 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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