CVE-2022-26828

Local privilege escalation

Published Apr 15, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025

Windows Bluetooth Driver in affected Windows releases allows local users to elevate privileges through a race condition in the Bluetooth driver. The specific driver operation and synchronization defect are not publicly detailed beyond Microsoft and NVD identifying an improper shared-resource synchronization flaw (CWE-362). Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can grant high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact; no remote attack path is described.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Windows Bluetooth Driver in affected Windows releases allows local users to elevate privileges through a race condition in the Bluetooth driver. The specific driver operation and synchronization defect are not publicly detailed beyond Microsoft and NVD identifying an improper shared-resource synchronization flaw (CWE-362). Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can grant high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact; no remote attack path is described.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-26828
Published
Apr 15, 2022
Updated
Jan 2, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-362, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 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 <10.0.17763.2803

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2803
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1version=10.0.0 <10.0.19043.1645
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909version=10.0.0 <10.0.18363.2212
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.1645
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1645
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2803
Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1645
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.643
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.2803; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2803

Published CVSS scores

7.0MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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No observations available

Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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