CVE-2022-4978

CRITICAL

Remote Control Server 3.1.1.12 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-4978. PoCs published by h00die, H4rk3nz0, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/misc/remote_control_collection_rce.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2022-4978 in Remote Control Collection by leveraging UDP-based key injection to open a command prompt, download a payload via HTTP, and execute it on the target system. It requires no authentication and targets default configurations.

Description

Remote Control Server, maintained by Steppschuh, 3.1.1.12 allows unauthenticated remote code execution when authentication is disabled, which is the default configuration. The server exposes a custom UDP-based control protocol that accepts remote keyboard input events without verification. An attacker on the same network can issue a sequence of keystroke commands to launch a system shell and execute arbitrary commands, resulting in full system compromise.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by h00die, H4rk3nz0 · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/remote_control_collection_rce.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2022-4978 in Remote Control Collection by leveraging UDP-based key injection to open a command prompt, download a payload via HTTP, and execute it on the target system. It requires no authentication and targets default configurations.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Remote Control Collection 3.1.1.12
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to UDP port 1926 · Target system with Remote Control Collection running in default configuration (no password)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v4 9.3
EPSS 0.0194
EPSS Percentile 77.5%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-306 CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
Steppschuh/Remote Control Collection Server 3.1.1.12
Published Jul 23, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026