Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft products - CVE-2022-44689
Published: December 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70186
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-44689
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
Windows
Windows Server
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
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 Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.