Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Digital Media Receiver

Published: 2022-08-09

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-35746 CVE-2022-35749
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU66224

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35746

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Windows Digital Media Receiver, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 8.1 - 11 21H2 10.0.22000.194

Windows Server: 2003 - 2022 20H2

CPE2.3

External links

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-35746

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU66225