High severity · published Oct 11, 2022
CVE-2022-38034
Windows Workstation Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
20h2; 21h1; 21h2; 1607; 1809 · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 Version 1507 · Microsoft
10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19507 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5427 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3532; 10.0.0 before 10.0.17763.3532 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 20H2 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.2130 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H1 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.2130 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.2130 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.1098 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.674 · source: vendor
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
6.1.0 before 6.1.7601.26174 · source: vendor, NVD
W7
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 · Microsoft
6.1.0 before 6.1.7601.26174 · source: vendor
W8
Windows 8.1 · Microsoft
6.3.0 before 6.3.9600.20625 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38034
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38034
msrc.microsoft.com
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38034
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-38034
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