#VU68211 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Server and Windows - CVE-2022-38042
Published: October 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68211
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38042
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
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 Active Directory Domain Services, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.