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CVE-2022-21916:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-21916 is a Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that was disclosed on January 11, 2022. The vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server installations (Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS severity score of 7.0, indicating a high severity level. The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no authentication (Au:N), and potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability completely (C:C/I:C/A:C) (Rapid7).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems through the Common Log File System Driver. The successful exploitation could lead to complete system compromise with full access to system resources (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5009543, KB5009546, KB5009557, KB5009545, KB5009566, KB5009585, KB5009595, and KB5009619 for different versions of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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