CVE-2022-21838 Windows Cleanup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a symlink vulnerability in Windows Cleanup Manager to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-21838?
CVE-2022-21838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Cleanup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21838?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-21838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgrx-jqwh-wcx9.