CVE-2022-21994 is a Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting Windows 10, 11, and Server versions, allowing a local attacker to gain high privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20h2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | ||
20h2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
20h2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
21h1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | ||
21h1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.