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CVE-2022-30225:
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Overview
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-30225) was disclosed on July 12, 2022. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD, MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H, indicating local access is required for exploitation. The CVSS v2.0 base score is 3.6 (LOW) with the vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
This elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on the affected system. The impact metrics indicate high potential for integrity and availability compromise, though confidentiality impact is rated as none (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions. The fixes are available through various KB patches including KB5015807, KB5015808, KB5015811, KB5015814, and KB5015827 among others (Rapid7).
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