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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 11, 2022 00:00:00 UTC

CVE-2022-38037

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Base score7.8/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorLocalAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Privileges requiredLowPR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactHighC
Integrity impactHighI
Availability impactHighA
Exploit maturityUnprovenE
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering Authoritymicrosoft
Last updatedJan 2, 2025 21:27:35 UTC
PublishedOct 11, 2022 00:00:00 UTC
ReservedAug 8, 2022 00:00:00 UTC