Privilege elevation through undisclosed local flaw
Published May 10, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct on affected Windows Server builds allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Microsoft has not published the vulnerable code path or the operation it performs incorrectly on attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires existing high privileges and no user interaction; successful use crosses a security boundary with broad system impact.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct on affected Windows Server builds allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Microsoft has not published the vulnerable code path or the operation it performs incorrectly on attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires existing high privileges and no user interaction; successful use crosses a security boundary with broad system impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-26932
- Published
- May 10, 2022
- Updated
- Jan 2, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2928
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