CVE-2022-24525 Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a race condition in the Windows Update Stack to elevate 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-2022-24525?
CVE-2022-24525 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24525?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-24525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6p8-9w8x-8q7g.