Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-30224
CVE-2022-30224:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-30224, was disclosed on July 12, 2022. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022 (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, indicating local access required with high complexity. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS scores for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H) indicate that successful exploitation could result in complete system compromise (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fix is available through the Microsoft Update system for all affected Windows versions (Microsoft Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management