CVE-2022-34699
published 2022-08-09CVE-2022-34699: Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP343high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.35%
90.1th percentile
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
27 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_1607 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5291 | 10.0.14393.5291 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.3287 | 10.0.17763.3287 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.3287 | 10.0.17763.3287 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_20h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1889 | 10.0.19042.1889 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h1 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.1889 | 10.0.19043.1889 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.1889 | 10.0.19044.1889 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.856 | 10.0.22000.856 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5291 | 10.0.14393.5291 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.3287 | 10.0.17763.3287 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.887 | 10.0.20348.887 |
| microsoft | windows_server_version_20h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1889 | 10.0.19042.1889 |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1607 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_20h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_21h2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2019 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-wvr4-3qqh-rjq4: Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-08-10
CVE-2022-34699 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-wvr4-3qqh-rjq4: Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Microsoft
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2022-08-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-34699 [HIGH] Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
Windows Win32K: Windows Win32K
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=KB5016623
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016623
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5016616
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5016616
Reference: ht
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2022-08-09·CVSS 8.0
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing more than 120 vulnerabilities across its line of products and software, the most in a single Patch Tuesday in four months.
This batch of updates also includes a fix for a new vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) that’s actively being exploited in the wild, according to Microsoft. MSDT was already the target of the so-called “Follina” zero-day vulnerability in June.
In all, August’s Patch Tuesday includes 15 critical vulnerabilities and a single low- and moderate-severity issue. The remainder is classified as “important.”
Two of the important vulnerabilities CVE-2022-35743 and CVE-2022-34713 are remote code execution vulnerabilities in MSDT. However, only CVE-2022-34713 has been exploited
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2022-08-09·CVSS 8.0
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2022 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing more than 120 vulnerabilities across its line of products and software, the most in a single Patch Tuesday in four months .
This batch of updates also includes a fix for a new vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) that’s actively being exploited in the wild, according to Microsoft. MSDT was already the target of the so-called “Follina” zero-day vulnerability in June.
In all, August’s Patch Tuesday includes 15 critical vulnerabilities and a single low- and moderate-severity issue. The remainder is classified as “important.”
Two of the important vulnerabilities CVE-2022-35743 and CVE-2022-34713 are remote
Zscaler
Zscaler found Windows security vulnerabilities | 08-09-2022
blogs_zscaler·CVSS 7.3
[HIGH] Zscaler found Windows security vulnerabilities | 08-09-2022
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