VDB-199387 · CVE-2022-29106 · EUVD-2022-33517

Microsoft Windows Server 20H2/Server 2016/Server 2019/Server 2022 Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 20H2/Server 2016/Server 2019/Server 2022. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-29106. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows Server 20H2/Server 2016/Server 2019/Server 2022 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/10/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-29106. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/24/2025).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-33517). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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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
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

04/12/2022 🔍
05/10/2022 +28 days 🔍
05/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2025 +1170 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-29106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199387
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2022 06:11
Updated: 07/24/2025 17:20
Changes: 05/11/2022 06:11 (35), 05/11/2022 06:14 (19), 05/12/2022 21:33 (2), 05/12/2022 21:45 (11), 01/03/2025 01:42 (23), 07/24/2025 17:20 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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