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CVE-2022-41055:
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Overview
Windows Human Interface Device Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2022-41055) was disclosed in November 2022. The vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10 (versions 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, 22H2, 1809), Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction, while potentially leading to high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to information disclosure in the Windows Human Interface Device system. The attack requires local access to the system and could result in unauthorized access to sensitive information (Microsoft).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of the November 2022 Patch Tuesday updates. System administrators are advised to apply the relevant security updates to affected systems (Lansweeper).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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