Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU59471

Spoofing attack in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-21836

Published: January 11, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU59471

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-2022-21836

CWE-ID: CWE-451

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 perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Windows Certificate. A local user can spoof page content.

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