CVE-2022-37991

high

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37991

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169807/Windows-Kernel-Long-Registry-Key-Value-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.html

https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-windows-registry-adventure-5-regf.html

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-october-2022-patch-tuesday-addresses-84-cves-cve-2022-41033

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-37995

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-37990

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-38039

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-38037

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-38038

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-38022

https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-37988

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37991

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-10-11

Updated: 2026-06-17

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: 0.00738