CVE-2022-41051
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 confidenceThis is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Azure RTOS GUIX Studio, which is Microsoft's UI design and development environment for creating graphical user interfaces in embedded/IoT applications running Azure RTOS. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code on a developer's machine through maliciously crafted project files or UI designs.
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 for the presence of Azure RTOS GUIX Studio on the system. Common installation paths include C:\Program Files\Microsoft Azure RTOS GUIX Studio or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Azure RTOS GUIX Studio. On Windows, also check Add/Remove Programs or the output of 'Get-ItemProperty' registry query for entries containing 'Azure RTOS GUIX Studio'.Affected if The software is installed on the machine.
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Determine the installed versionLocate the GUIX Studio executable (typically named guix_studio.exe) and check its file properties, or run the application and navigate to Help > About, or check the Windows installed programs list for the version number.Affected if Any version number is returned, confirming the software is present.
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Confirm vulnerability scopeReview the affected products information: Microsoft Azure RTOS GUIX Studio all versions.Affected if The software is present in any version - the advisory states all versions are affected by this RCE vulnerability.
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Audit recently opened project filesCheck for .gx and project-related files that may have been opened or imported. Review browser download history, email attachments, or shared directories where malicious .gx files could have been introduced. Examine the application's recent files list if accessible.Affected if Suspicious or untrusted project files from unknown sources have been opened in GUIX Studio.
A system is affected if Azure RTOS GUIX Studio is installed at all, since all versions are vulnerable to RCE through malicious project files.
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 the security update for Azure RTOS GUIX Studio when available through Microsoft Security Response Center. Regenerate any GUI application code and redeploy to affected IoT/embedded devices.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing16.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-41051 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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