CVE-2022-21910

Local privilege escalation

Published Jan 11, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025

Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Cluster Port Driver on affected Windows Server releases allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Microsoft has not published the faulty operation or input path within the Cluster Port Driver. Exploitation requires local access and low privileges, and successful exploitation can compromise host confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Cluster Port Driver on affected Windows Server releases allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Microsoft has not published the faulty operation or input path within the Cluster Port Driver. Exploitation requires local access and low privileges, and successful exploitation can compromise host confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-21910
Published
Jan 11, 2022
Updated
Jan 2, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2452

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2452
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.4886
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.4886
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2452
Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1466
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.469

Published CVSS scores

7.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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