Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-21908
Published: January 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59397
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-21908
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Windows Installer, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21908
Install updates from vendor's website.