CVE-2022-41121 Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Component to elevate privileges on affected Windows operating 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-2022-41121?
CVE-2022-41121 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 13 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41121?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including powershell. It affects 12 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
powershell Bitnami | From 7.2.0 to 7.2.0 | None |
Products include Microsoft Powershell, Microsoft Remote Desktop Client, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1 and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-41121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10
- CVE-2018-8327 Code injection in PowerShell Editor
- CVE-2026-96251 Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-70337 Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-41076 PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-50523 Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as BIT-powershell-2022-41121, GHSA-wqh9-8hv3-wc58.