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CVE-2022-38045:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-38045 is a Windows Server Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that was disclosed on October 11, 2022. The vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Windows versions including Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 (Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0, indicating high severity with network vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H). It specifically affects the Server Service Remote Protocol and could allow privilege elevation (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise with the ability to execute arbitrary code with high privileges (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5018410, KB5018411, KB5018418, KB5018419, KB5018421, KB5018425, KB5018427, KB5018476, and KB5018478 for different affected versions of Windows (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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