CVE-2022-26936
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-26936 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-26936 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Server Service. It received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 with the vector string AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating that the flaw resides in a network-accessible component of Windows Server operating systems and can expose sensitive data without requiring user interaction.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue remotely over a network connection to obtain confidential information from the affected server. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability, limiting the direct consequence to unauthorized disclosure of data that would otherwise require higher privileges to access.
Microsoft security advisories for CVE-2022-26936, available at the listed MSRC URLs, contain patch details and mitigation guidance for affected Windows Server versions. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.2185 and currently sits at 0.1796, reflecting moderate but not sharply rising exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-31481
Vulnerability details
Windows Server Service Information Disclosure 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.