HIGH

CVE-2022-41125

Microsoft Windows 10 1507 2022-11-09 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

7.8

KEV

Description

Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Summary dbcve.org

Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Elevation of Privilege vulnerability (CVSS 7.8). This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows CNG (Cryptographic Next Generation) Key Isolation service that allows an authenticated low-privileged user to gain elevated (SYSTEM) privileges by exploiting improper access control in the service's key isolation mechanism.

Mitigation

Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2022-41125. Verify the patch has been successfully deployed via Windows Update or your organization's patch management system.

Patch Commit

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

EPSS Score

3.05%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

87th percentile

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41125 Patch, Vendor Advisory https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41125 US Government Resource

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