CVE-2022-38029 Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a race condition in Windows ALPC to elevate privileges on affected 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-2022-38029?
CVE-2022-38029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38029?
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-2022-38029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-m7xh-99rj-c889.