Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 ALPC privilege escalation

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6.5$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ALPC. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-23279. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component ALPC. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/10/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-23279. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/02/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/15/2022 🔍
05/10/2022 +115 days 🔍
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05/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +967 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199365
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2022 06:00
Updated: 01/02/2025 21:59
Changes: 05/11/2022 06:00 (35), 05/11/2022 06:03 (19), 05/12/2022 15:56 (2), 05/12/2022 16:01 (11), 01/02/2025 21:59 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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