CVE-2022-38396 Privilege escalation in HP Factory Preinstalled Windows 10 20H2 Images
Attackers can escalate privileges by executing files outside restricted paths in HP factory preinstalled Windows 10 images.
- 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-2022-38396?
CVE-2022-38396 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 3 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HP Factory Preinstalled Images on certain systems that shipped with Windows 10 versions 20H2 and earlier OS versions might allow escalation of privilege via execution of certain files outside the restricted path. This potential vulnerability was remediated starting with Windows 10 versions 21H2 on October 31, 2021.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38396?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1507, Microsoft Windows 10 1511, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1703, Microsoft Windows 10 1709, Microsoft Windows 10 1803 and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38396 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38396 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-43461 Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fqc-92ph-66xx.