Local privilege escalation
Published Aug 9, 2022 · Updated May 29, 2025
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows Storage Spaces Direct allows local users to elevate privileges on affected systems. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected code locus, the incorrect privileged operation, or the input that reaches it. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and grants privileges sufficient to read, alter, or interrupt protected system resources.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows Storage Spaces Direct allows local users to elevate privileges on affected systems. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected code locus, the incorrect privileged operation, or the input that reaches it. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and grants privileges sufficient to read, alter, or interrupt protected system resources.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-35764
- Published
- Aug 9, 2022
- Updated
- May 29, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.3287
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