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CVE-2022-26923

96
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-26923 is an Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft products. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, with a Metasploit module available for the "Certifried" exploit. The high EPSS score, significant community discussion, and extensive media coverage underscore its critical nature and widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.10240.19297CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.14393.5850CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.17763.4252CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.18363.2274CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.19042.1706CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
82.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Aug 18, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8299 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (35)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4252
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4252
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4252
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.4252
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.4252
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.2274
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.2274
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.2274
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1668
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1668
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19042.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.1817
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.1817
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19297
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19297
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.5850
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.5850
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5850
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5850
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20371
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20371
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20365
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20365
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows RT 8.1Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20367
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20919
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20919
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-May/CVE-2022-26923Critical

Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

May 10, 2022

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-26923
PatchVendor Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26923
PatchVendor Advisory