Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Server and Windows - CVE-2022-38045
Published: October 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68215
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-2022-38045
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Server Service Remote Protocol, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38045
Install updates from vendor's website.