CVE-2022-21882

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

in32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21882	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166169/Win32k-ConsoleControl-Offset-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21882	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21882	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:::::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:::::::x86:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_20h2::::::::

History

30 Oct 2025, 19:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21882 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21882 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21882 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21882', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}~~

21 Oct 2025, 19:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21882 -

11 Feb 2025, 19:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166169/Win32k-ConsoleControl-Offset-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html -~~	() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166169/Win32k-ConsoleControl-Offset-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21882 -~~	() https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21882 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 06:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~7.2~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : 7.2 v3 : 7.0
References		() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166169/Win32k-ConsoleControl-Offset-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html - () https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21882 -

15 Nov 2024, 14:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809::::::::	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:::::::x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:::::::x64:*
References	~~() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21882 -~~	() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21882 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

14 Nov 2024, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	{'url': 'http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166169/Win32k-ConsoleControl-Offset-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html', 'tags': ['Exploit', 'Third Party Advisory', 'VDB Entry'], 'source': '[email protected]'} ~~{'url': 'https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21882', 'tags': ['Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'source': '[email protected]'}~~	() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21882 -

24 Jul 2024, 16:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Microsoft windows 10 1909 Microsoft windows 10 20h2 Microsoft windows 11 21h2 Microsoft windows 10 21h2 Microsoft windows 10 21h1 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 20h2 Microsoft windows 10 1809
CPE	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909::::::x64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1::::::x64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2::::::x64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1::::::arm64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2022:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2::::::x64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::x64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-::::::x64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:20h2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2::::::arm64:	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_20h2:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809::::::::

Information

Published : 2022-01-11 21:15

Updated : 2025-10-30 19:19

NVD link : CVE-2022-21882

Mitre link : CVE-2022-21882

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-21882

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

7.0 /10