PT-2022-1518 · Microsoft · Windows Dwm Core Library+1

He Yisheng + 2 · Published 2022-01-11 · Updated 2024-11-14 · CVE-2022-21852

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows DWM Core Library (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Windows DWM Core Library, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This could allow an attacker to affect the system. No information is available about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

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

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-00707

CVE-2022-21852

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Dwm Core Library

References · 9

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21852 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21852 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2022-21852 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21852 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21852 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00707 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/35278 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/35310 · Telegram Post
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21852 · Note