Apr 2022: Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-26904 Published on April 15, 2022

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Windows User Profile Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 16, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Type

What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?

The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

CVE-2022-26904 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2022-26904

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Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 8.1

Microsoft Windows Rt 8 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Microsoft Windows 10 21h1

Microsoft Windows 10 1909

Microsoft Windows Server 20h2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Sp2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.2803 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.17763.2803 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.2803 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.2803 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.18363.2212 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19043.1645 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022:

Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.643 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19042.1645 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19042.1645 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.22000.613 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2:

Version 10.0.19043.0 and below 10.0.19044.1645 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507:

Version 10.0.10240.0 and below 10.0.10240.19265 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.5066 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.5066 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.5066 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 7:

Version 6.1.0 and below 6.1.7601.25924 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1:

Version 6.1.0 and below 6.1.7601.25924 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 8.1:

Version 6.3.0 and below 6.3.9600.20337 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2:

Version 6.0.6003.0 and below 6.0.6003.21446 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.0.6003.0 and below 6.0.6003.21446 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2:

Version 6.0.6003.0 and below 6.0.6003.21446 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1:

Version 6.1.7601.0 and below 6.1.7601.25924 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.1.7601.0 and below 6.1.7601.25924 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012:

Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.23679 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.23679 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2:

Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.20337 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.20337 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

25.12%

Percentile

96.06%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.