Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU66227

Race condition in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-34696

Published: August 9, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66227

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34696

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Windows Hyper-V. A remote user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2022-34696

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-34696

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