CVE-2022-38021

CVSS 3.1 Score 7 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 11, 2022
Updated: Jan 2, 2025
CWE ID 362

Summary

CVE-2022-38021 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability related to Connected User Experiences and Telemetry (CUXT) component. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on a target system. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the CUXT service, leading to a significant security risk. Microsoft has released a patch to address this issue, and it is recommended that all affected systems be updated as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in unauthorized access or system compromise.

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Affected Products

  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft