Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Registry Key information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Registry Key Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-38033. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Registry Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 10/11/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-38033. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/21/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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-2022-40639). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/08/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 +64 days 🔍
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06/21/2026 +1349 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-38033 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210539
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2022 20:59
Updated: 06/21/2026 14:13
Changes: 10/11/2022 20:59 (28), 10/11/2022 21:00 (7), 10/11/2022 21:03 (20), 11/06/2022 08:28 (2), 11/06/2022 08:31 (11), 06/21/2026 14:13 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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