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CVE-2022-38016 · Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
8.8 base · 7.7 temporal
Release
2022-10-11
Signals
Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
No CWE data published.
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Description
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FAQ / Articles
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker could use this vulnerability to elevate privileges from a Low Integrity Level in a contained ("sandboxed") execution environment to a Medium Integrity Level or a High Integrity Level. Please refer to AppContainer isolation and Mandatory Integrity Control for more information.
FAQ
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted API call to the Local Security Authority AuthBroker. The attacker could use the vulnerability for a container "sandbox" escape to elevate privileges.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, a successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability? This vulnerability could lead to a contained execution environment escape. Please refer to AppContainer Isolation for more information.