Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Azure Edition Core Hotpatch Kerberos privilege escalation

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8.1$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kerberos. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-30165. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kerberos. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 06/14/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-30165. 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-2022-35373). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

05/03/2022 🔍
06/14/2022 +42 days 🔍
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07/24/2025 +1136 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-30165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-30165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201851
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2022 20:57
Updated: 07/24/2025 16:24
Changes: 06/14/2022 20:57 (17), 06/14/2022 20:58 (18), 06/14/2022 21:01 (19), 06/17/2022 12:44 (2), 06/17/2022 12:51 (10), 07/24/2025 16:24 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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