PT-2022-5623 · Microsoft · Windows Group Policy Preference Client+1

Decoder_It · Published 2022-09-13 · Updated 2023-04-29 · CVE-2022-37955

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 Group Policy Preference Client (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability that allows attackers to affect the system. It is caused by improper link resolution before file access. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to elevate privileges in the system using a specially crafted link.

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

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-06989

CVE-2022-37955

ZDI-22-1285

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Group Policy Preference Client

References · 15

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-06989 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1285 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37955 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-37955 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37955 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2022-37955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/8205 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/33235 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/49693 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/defcon_news/112639 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/offensivetwitter/1651 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36364 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/rnetsec/18627 · Telegram Post