Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-23286

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-23286

Published: March 8, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61118
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23286
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability 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 the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-23286

Install updates from vendor's website.

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