PT-2022-5364 · Microsoft · Windows

Mateusz Jurczyk · Published 2022-10-11 · Updated 2025-01-02 · CVE-2022-37991

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows operating system kernel, allowing an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. This could impact the system's security.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-06678

CVE-2022-37991

Affected Products

Windows

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37991 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-37991 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37991 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2022-37991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-06678 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/51141 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/37287 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/37355 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/37613 · Telegram Post
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169807/Windows-Kernel-Long-Registry-Key-Value-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.html · Note