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CVE-2022-26923

Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

UrgentCVSS 8.8 v3.1Exploited

Why this priority

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Generic watch priority computed by public, versioned rules. It does not know your assets. See the glossary

  • Présent dans le catalogue CISA KEV (exploitation confirmée)

Description

An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftActive DirectoryAll versions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1507
  • from 10.0.10240.0 to 10.0.10240.19297 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607
  • from 10.0.14393.0 to 10.0.14393.5850 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
  • from 10.0.0 to 10.0.17763.4252 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
  • from 10.0.17763.0 to 10.0.17763.4252 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909
  • from 10.0.0 to 10.0.18363.2274 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H2
  • from 10.0.0 to 10.0.19042.1706 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H1
  • from 10.0.0 to 10.0.19043.1706 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H2
  • from 10.0.19043.0 to 10.0.19043.1706 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 21H2
  • from 10.0.0 to 10.0.22000.1817 excluded
MicrosoftWindows 8.1
  • from 6.3.0 to 6.3.9600.20371 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • from 6.3.9600.0 to 6.3.9600.20919 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2
  • from 6.3.9600.0 to 6.3.9600.20919 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • from 10.0.14393.0 to 10.0.14393.5850 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
  • from 10.0.14393.0 to 10.0.14393.5850 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • from 10.0.17763.0 to 10.0.17763.4252 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019
  • from 10.0.17763.0 to 10.0.17763.4252 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022
  • from 10.0.20348.0 to 10.0.20348.1668 excluded
MicrosoftWindows Server version 20H2
  • from 10.0.0 to 10.0.19042.1706 excluded

Revision history

  1. Revision 3

  2. Revision 2

    Update : Affected versions changed

  3. Revision 1

    New record

Qualification

CVSS severity
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Technical severity score between 0 and 10, with its version (3.1, 4.0). See the glossary

8.8 HIGH CVSS v3.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
KEV catalog
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CISA catalog of vulnerabilities with confirmed exploitation. Absence from the catalog does not prove absence of exploitation. See the glossary

Listed
Exploitation
Confirmed
EPSS probability
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Probability, between 0 and 1, that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days, published daily by FIRST. Always dated. See the glossary

Unknown
Confidence
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Quality of the sources behind the record. It is not a risk score. See the glossary

High

Priority rules, version 1

CISA KEV catalog

Added on
18 August 2022
Federal due date
8 September 2022
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware use
Unknown

Record

Published on
10 May 2022
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-295

Sources

References

CVE-2022-26923 Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · Avanguard TACTIC