High severity · published Feb 12, 2023
CVE-2022-38396
HP Factory Preinstalled Images on certain systems that shipped with Windows 10 versions 20H2 and earlier OS versions might allow escalation of privilege via execution of certain…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HP Factory Preinstalled Images on certain systems that shipped with Windows 10 versions 20H2 and earlier OS versions might allow escalation of privilege via execution of certain files outside the restricted path. This potential vulnerability was remediated starting with Windows 10 versions 21H2 on October 31, 2021.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 10 1507 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1511 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1607 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1703 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1709 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1803 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1809 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1909 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 2004 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 20h2 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38396
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38396
Vendor Advisory
https://support.hp.com/ie-en/document/ish_7620368-7620413-16
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