Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-41077

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-41077

Published: December 13, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70181
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-2022-41077
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 Fax Compose Form, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-41077

Install updates from vendor's website.

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