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CVE-2022-26938:
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Overview
Storage Spaces Direct Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-26938) was disclosed on May 10, 2022. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows Server systems, including Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, has high attack complexity, requires low privileges, needs no user interaction, and can potentially impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability at high levels (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows Server systems running Storage Spaces Direct (MITRE CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. System administrators should apply the appropriate patches through Windows Update or manual installation of the security updates (Microsoft Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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