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CVE-2022-21884

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-21884 is a Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Windows Server. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it allows a local attacker with low privileges to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While Microsoft patched this vulnerability in January 2022, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Despite limited community discussion and media coverage, its high severity warrants prompt patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
20h2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2022CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0067 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (17)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2452
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2452
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.469
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.469
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19042.1466
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.4886
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.4886
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21349
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21349
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21349
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21349
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25829
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25829
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23584
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23584
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20246
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20246
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Jan/CVE-2022-21884Important

Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Jan 11, 2022

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21884
msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21884