SYSTEM privilege escalation via undisclosed kernel flaw
Published Sep 13, 2022 · Updated Mar 11, 2025
Privilege escalation in the Microsoft Windows kernel allows local users with low privileges to gain SYSTEM privileges via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not published the affected kernel subsystem, vulnerable operation, or attacker-controlled input that triggers the flaw. Exploitation requires local low-privileged code execution, does not require user interaction, and grants SYSTEM-level control.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in the Microsoft Windows kernel allows local users with low privileges to gain SYSTEM privileges via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not published the affected kernel subsystem, vulnerable operation, or attacker-controlled input that triggers the flaw. Exploitation requires local low-privileged code execution, does not require user interaction, and grants SYSTEM-level control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-37957
- Published
- Sep 13, 2022
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.3406
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