CVE-2022-37976

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 11, 2022
Updated: Jan 2, 2025

Summary

CVE-2022-37976 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run scripts with elevated privileges, potentially leading to significant security impacts such as data theft or unauthorized system modifications. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation in the Certification Authority web enrollment pages, enabling remote code execution. Organizations utilizing Active Directory Certificate Services are advised to apply the available patch promptly to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft