CVE-2022-38042
published 2022-10-11CVE-2022-38042: Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP333high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.26%
66.3th percentile
Active Directory Domain Services 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
nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.1HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-4cwr-vwjh-j2gw: Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-10-12
CVE-2022-38042 [HIGH] GHSA-4cwr-vwjh-j2gw: Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Microsoft
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2022-10-11·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2022-38042 [HIGH] Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to gather information specific to the environment of the targeted component.
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain domain administrator privileges.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to first elevate the privileges of a compromised machine.
FAQ: According to the CVSS me
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2022-10-11
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