PT-2022-1509 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2022-01-11 · Updated 2024-11-14 · CVE-2022-21868

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Human Interface Devices component of the Windows operating system. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially affecting the system.

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:2022-00698

CVE-2022-21868

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21868 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00698 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2022-21868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21868 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21868 · Note