Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-21857
Published: January 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59478
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21857
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote 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 authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Active Directory Domain Services, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21857
Install updates from vendor's website.