Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-21997

High

Published: 09 February 2022

Published
09 February 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0029 53.2th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-21997 is a high-severity Link Following (CWE-59) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 46.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-59

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10
1607, 1809, 1909, 20h2, 21h1
microsoft
windows 11
all versions
microsoft
windows 7
sp1
microsoft
windows 8.1
all versions
microsoft
windows rt 8.1
all versions
microsoft
windows server
2022, 20h2
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2019
all versions

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References