CVE-2022-38038

high

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38038

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169805/Windows-Kernel-Long-Registry-Path-Memory-Corruption.html

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

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-38038

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-10-11

Updated: 2025-01-02

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:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0202