CVE-2022-21882
Microsoft — Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA KEV · in the CISA KEV catalog since 2022-02-04
What EVULNABLE says
Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and associated with known ransomware campaigns.
Patch This Cycle
The priority band answers “how soon”, not “how bad” — see Methodology for what it weighs and where it abstains.
The evidence behind it
| Measure | Value | Source | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS base score | 7.8 | NVD | How severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. |
| FIRST EPSS | 0.592 (99.11st pctl) | FIRST | FIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. |
| Actively exploited | Confirmed | CISA KEV | Whether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known | CISA KEV | Whether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. |
| CISA remediation deadline | 2022-02-18 — KEV since 2022 · listed over a year | CISA KEV | The date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. |
| Fixed in | windows 10 1809: update to 10.0.17763.2452 or later | windows 10 1909: update to 10.0.18363.2037 or later | windows 10 20h2: update to 10.0.19042.1466 or later | windows 10 21h1: update to 10.0.19043.1466 or later | windows 10 21h2: update to 10.0.19044.1466 or later | windows 11 21h2: update to 10.0.22000.434 or later | NVD | The version(s) the vendor has published as fixed, where NVD records one. |
| Public exploit module | Public module exists | Metasploit | Module existing is not the same as active exploitation. |
| EUVD cross-reference | Listed | ENISA EUVD | ENISA's own vulnerability database entry for this CVE, where one exists. |
Impacted software or hardware
- windows 10 1809 Operating system — < 10.0.17763.2452
- windows 10 1909 Operating system — < 10.0.18363.2037
- windows 10 20h2 Operating system — < 10.0.19042.1466
- windows 10 21h1 Operating system — < 10.0.19043.1466
- windows 10 21h2 Operating system — < 10.0.19044.1466
- windows 11 21h2 Operating system — < 10.0.22000.434
- windows server 2019 Operating system — < 10.0.17763.2452
- windows server 2022 Operating system — < 10.0.20348.469
+1 more affected product — see the full list at NVD.
Fixed versions: windows 10 1809: update to 10.0.17763.2452 or later | windows 10 1909: update to 10.0.18363.2037 or later | windows 10 20h2: update to 10.0.19042.1466 or later | windows 10 21h1: update to 10.0.19043.1466 or later | windows 10 21h2: update to 10.0.19044.1466 or later | windows 11 21h2: update to 10.0.22000.434 or later
Remediation: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Remediation basis: CISA KEV required action
ENISA EUVD also lists this CVE at CVSS 7.0 (v3.1), assigned by microsoft. Source: euvd.enisa.europa.eu.
Metasploit lists a public average-rank module for this CVE: Win32k ConsoleControl Offset Confusion (windows/local/cve_2022_21882_win32k) — module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.
What CISA says to do
The primary records
This page is an opinion about urgency. Where it and a source of record disagree, the source of record is the record.
Where this sits
CVE-2022-21882 is a Microsoft entry in the CISA KEV catalog. The priority feed ranks Microsoft's current monthly release rather than older Microsoft CVEs, so this one is not listed there; the page above scores it from the same sources.