Privilege escalation via Remote Credential Guard relay
Published Jun 15, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025
Improper authentication in Windows Remote Credential Guard allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges through credential relay. The credential-handling path accepts relayed Remote Credential Guard authentication; Microsoft has not publicly identified the exact function or missing validation. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and environment-specific information, and it can bypass authentication or elevate privileges within the affected system.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Windows Remote Credential Guard allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges through credential relay. The credential-handling path accepts relayed Remote Credential Guard authentication; Microsoft has not publicly identified the exact function or missing validation. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and environment-specific information, and it can bypass authentication or elevate privileges within the affected system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-30150
- Published
- Jun 15, 2022
- Updated
- Jan 2, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1557
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 15, 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 <10.0.17763.3046
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Public exploit references
- Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard Authentication Relay Privilege Escalationproof of concept · unverified
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