Actively exploited · Published May 10, 2022 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2022-26923Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity improper certificate validation in Windows 10 Version 1507 from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on August 18, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 83.5% (higher than 99.7% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, public proof-of-concept code. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)83.5%top 0.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Aug 18, 2022
Attack tooling2Metasploit, Public PoC

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Sep 8, 2022.

Official description

Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.4252
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.0 – before 10.0.17763.4252
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.4252
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.4252
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0.0 – before 10.0.18363.2274
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19043.1706
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.1668
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19042.1706
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19042.1706
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 10.0.0 – before 10.0.22000.1817
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19043.0 – before 10.0.19043.1706
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.0 – before 10.0.10240.19297
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft Windows 8.1 6.3.0 – before 6.3.9600.20371
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.20919
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.20919

Weakness: CWE-295 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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