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CVE-2022-38032:
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Overview
Windows Portable Device Enumerator Service Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2022-38032) was disclosed on October 11, 2022. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.6 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that physical access is required for exploitation, with low attack complexity and low privileges needed. The vulnerability can potentially impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability at high levels (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this security feature bypass vulnerability in the Windows Portable Device Enumerator Service could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates depending on the Windows version, including KB5018425 for Windows 10 1507, KB5018411 for Windows 10 1607, and several others for different Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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