CVE-2022-37969

high

Description

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

From the Tenable Blog

Microsoft’s September 2022 Patch Tuesday Addresses 62 CVEs (CVE-2022-37969)

Microsoft’s September 2022 Patch Tuesday Addresses 62 CVEs (CVE-2022-37969)

Published: 2022-09-13

Microsoft addresses 62 CVEs in its September 2022 Patch Tuesday release, including five critical flaws.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-136a

https://therecord.media/fbi-says-bianlian-based-in-russia-switching-tactics

https://securelist.com/windows-clfs-exploits-ransomware/111560/

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/tenable-2022-threat-landscape-report

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-february-2023-patch-tuesday-addresses-75-cves-cve-2023-23376

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-september-2022-patch-tuesday-addresses-62-cves-cve-2022-37969

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-37969

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-09-13

Updated: 2025-10-22

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.06917