PT-2022-1504 · Microsoft · Windows Accounts Control+1

Published 2022-01-11 · Updated 2024-11-14 · CVE-2022-21859

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Accounts Control (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Windows Accounts Control component of the Windows operating system. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-00693

CVE-2022-21859

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Accounts Control

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21859 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21859 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21859 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2022-21859 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00693 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21859 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21859 · Note