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CVE-2022-21882

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.0, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 9 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-01-11T21:15:11.507

Last Modified

2025-10-30T19:19:28.553

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-787
Type: Secondary
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1809	< 10.0.17763.2452	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1809	< 10.0.17763.2452	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1909	< 10.0.18363.2037	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_20h2	< 10.0.19042.1466	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_21h1	< 10.0.19043.1466	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_21h2	< 10.0.19044.1466	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_11_21h2	< 10.0.22000.434	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2019	< 10.0.17763.2452	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2022	< 10.0.20348.469	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_20h2	< 10.0.19042.1466	Yes

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21882 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166169/Win32k-ConsoleControl-Offset-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21882 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21882 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.