CVE-2022-37989
published 2022-10-11CVE-2022-37989: Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP347high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
9.33%
94.8th percentile
Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
44 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_1507 | >= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.19507 | 10.0.10240.19507 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5427 | 10.0.14393.5427 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.3532 | 10.0.17763.3532 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.3532 | 10.0.17763.3532 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_20h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.2130 | 10.0.19042.2130 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h1 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.2130 | 10.0.19043.2130 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.2130 | 10.0.19044.2130 |
| microsoft | windows_11 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.1098 | 10.0.22000.1098 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.674 | 10.0.22621.674 |
| microsoft | windows_7 | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.26174 | 6.1.7601.26174 |
| microsoft | windows_7_service_pack_1 | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.26174 | 6.1.7601.26174 |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.9600.20625 | 6.3.9600.20625 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 | >= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.26174 | 6.1.7601.26174 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_service_pack_2 | >= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.21721 | 6.0.6003.21721 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.23920 | 6.2.9200.23920 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012_r2 | >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.20625 | 6.3.9600.20625 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5427 | 10.0.14393.5427 |
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-7qgc-g238-7w3x: Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-10-12·CVSS 7.8
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GHSA
GHSA-cgph-949f-5qj9: Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-10-12·CVSS 7.8
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Microsoft
Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2022-10-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-37989 [HIGH] Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) 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.
Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS): Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS)
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=KB5018419
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5018419
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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Table of Contents
CSRSS | CVE-2022-22047
CSRSS | CVE-2022-37989
Print Spooler | CVE-2022-29104
Print Spooler | CVE-2022-41073
Windows Error Reporting | CVE-2023-36874
File History Service | CVE-2023-35359
Windows Error Reporting – 2nd exploit | CVE-2023-35359
BITS | CVE-2023-35359
How was the patch for this attack surface applied?
How to check if a vulnerability was exploited or any attempts were made to exploit it?
Authors
Elsayed Elrefaei
Ashraf Refaat
Kaspersky GERT
On August 8, 2023, Microsoft finally released a kernel patch for a class of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows since 2015 . The vulnerabilities lead to elevation of privilege (EoP), which allows an account with user rights to gain SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable host. The root cause of this attack s
Securelist
A patched Windows attack surface is still exploitable
blogs_securelist·2024-03-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-22047 [HIGH] A patched Windows attack surface is still exploitable
Table of Contents
- CSRSS | CVE-2022-22047
- CSRSS | CVE-2022-37989
- Print Spooler | CVE-2022-29104
- Print Spooler | CVE-2022-41073
- Windows Error Reporting | CVE-2023-36874
- File History Service | CVE-2023-35359
- Windows Error Reporting – 2nd exploit | CVE-2023-35359
- BITS | CVE-2023-35359
- How was the patch for this attack surface applied?
- How to check if a vulnerability was exploited or any attempts were made to exploit it?
Authors
- Elsayed Elrefaei
- Ashraf Refaat
- Kaspersky GERT
On August 8, 2023, Microsoft finally released a kernel patch for a class of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows since 2015. The vulnerabilities lead to elevation of privilege (EoP), which allows an account with user rights to gain SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable host. The root cause o
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