CVE-2022-21994
published 2022-02-09CVE-2022-21994: Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP342high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.20%
89.8th percentile
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
26 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.2565 | 10.0.17763.2565 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2565 | 10.0.17763.2565 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.18363.2094 | 10.0.18363.2094 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_20h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1526 | 10.0.19042.1526 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h1 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.1526 | 10.0.19043.1526 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.1526 | 10.0.19044.1526 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.493 | 10.0.22000.493 |
| microsoft | windows_server | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2565 | 10.0.17763.2565 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.524 | 10.0.20348.524 |
| microsoft | windows_server_version_20h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1526 | 10.0.19042.1526 |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1909 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_20h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_21h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2019 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2022 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2022-02-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-21994 [HIGH] Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows DWM Core Library: Windows DWM Core Library
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation More Likely;Older Software Release:Exploitation More Likely;DOS:N/A
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5010351
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5010351
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5010345
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5010342
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5010342
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5010354
Reference
GHSA
GHSA-95j3-jpcx-676c: Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-02-10
CVE-2022-21994 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-95j3-jpcx-676c: Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Feb. 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2022-02-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-21997 [HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Feb. 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing 51 vulnerabilities across its large collection of hardware and software.
None of the vulnerabilities disclosed this month are considered “critical,” an extreme rarity for the company’s Patch Tuesdays. Additionally, none of the issues Microsoft patched have been exploited in the wild to this point, nor have they been publicly disclosed.
There are still a few vulnerabilities of note, however, including CVE-2022-21997, CVE-2022-21999 and CVE-2022-22715, which are all privilege elevation vulnerabilities in the Microsoft print spooler service. In the event an exploit is developed, an adversary could use these vulnerabilities to execute code as a system user or higher-level privileges.
There are four other similar vulnerabilit
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Feb. 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2022-02-08·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Feb. 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Feb. 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing 51 vulnerabilities across its large collection of hardware and software.
None of the vulnerabilities disclosed this month are considered “critical,” an extreme rarity for the company’s Patch Tuesdays. Additionally, none of the issues Microsoft patched have been exploited in the wild to this point, nor have they been publicly disclosed.
There are still a few vulnerabilities of note, however, including CVE-2022-21997 , CVE-2022-21999 and CVE-2022-22715 , which are all privilege elevation vulnerabilities in the Microsoft print spooler service. In the event an exploit is developed, an adversary could use these vulnerabilities to execute code
Zscaler
Zscaler found Windows Vulnerabilities | 02-08-2022
blogs_zscaler·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] Zscaler found Windows Vulnerabilities | 02-08-2022
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