CVE-2022-37987
Published: 11 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-37987 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 9.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-37987 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS). The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 and affects the core Windows component responsible for managing console windows and related user-mode services.
A local attacker who already possesses a low-privileged account can exploit the issue without user interaction to obtain full administrative rights on the affected system, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Microsoft has published security advisories and corresponding patches for the vulnerability at the referenced Microsoft Security Response Center pages; administrators should apply the updates according to the guidance provided in those bulletins. The associated EPSS scores have remained low, with a current value of 0.0603 and a peak of 0.0708.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40594
Vulnerability details
Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) 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.