CVE-2022-38016: Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High severity · published Oct 11, 2022

CVE-2022-38016

Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

8.8

CVSS

0.5%

EPSS

On KEV

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Windows · Microsoft

20h2; 21h1; 21h2; 1607; 1809 · source: NVD

Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft

10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3532; 10.0.0 before 10.0.17763.3532 · source: vendor

Windows 10 Version 20H2 · Microsoft

10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.2130 · source: vendor

Windows 10 Version 21H1 · Microsoft

10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.2130 · source: vendor

Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft

10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.2130 · source: vendor

Windows 11 version 21H2 · Microsoft

10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.1098 · source: vendor

Windows 11 version 22H2 · Microsoft

10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.674 · source: vendor

Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft

10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3532 · source: vendor, NVD

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft

10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3532 · source: vendor

Windows Server 2022 · Microsoft

10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.1129 · source: vendor, NVD

Affected product

Windows

Microsoft

All Windows CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38016

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38016

msrc.microsoft.com

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38016

Patch

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-38016