Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Server and Windows - CVE-2022-22031

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Server and Windows - CVE-2022-22031

Published: July 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65176
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-2022-22031
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Server
Windows

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 Windows Credential Guard Domain-joined Public Key, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-22031

Install updates from vendor's website.

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