CVE-2022-37978 Windows Active Directory Certificate Services Security Feature Bypass

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass security features in Windows Active Directory Certificate Services to escalate privileges on affected Windows systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-37978?

CVE-2022-37978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Windows Active Directory Certificate Services Security Feature Bypass

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37978?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-37978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-37978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-65x5-c54x-hq3v.

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