CVE-2022-24481
Published: 15 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-24481 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is an elevation of privilege flaw in the Windows Common Log File System Driver, assigned CVE-2022-24481 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8. It affects the Common Log File System Driver component on supported Windows systems and was publicly disclosed on 2022-04-15.
An attacker with local access and low privileges can exploit the issue without user interaction to obtain high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, enabling elevation to higher privilege levels on the affected system.
Microsoft security advisories referenced at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24481 provide official guidance on patches and mitigations for the vulnerability.
The associated EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.4399 on 2026-03-17 before receding to the current 0.2490, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29362
Vulnerability details
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.