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CVE-2022-29106:
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Overview
Windows Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-29106) was disclosed on May 10, 2022. The vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Windows systems including Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and Windows 10 version 20H2 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges in the context of Windows Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk functionality. The high CVSS score indicates potential severe impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5013952 for Windows Server 2016, KB5013941 for Windows Server 2019, and KB5013944 for Windows Server 2022 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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