Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2022-26923

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Active Directory
  • CVSS: 8.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 83.5 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 18 August 2022
  • First known exploitation: 18 August 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 8 September 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-295
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 18 August 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD