# CVE-2022-37969

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2022-37969
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-09-14; CISA due date 2022-10-05; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 28.48% (percentile 98.2)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 6 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2023-03-09)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2022-09-14)
- Weakness: CWE-787
- Published: 2022-09-13

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: affected >= 10.0.10240.0 and < 10.0.10240.19444
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5356
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.3406; >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.17763.3406
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19042.2006
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19043.2006
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.19043.0 and < 10.0.19044.2006
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.22000.978
- Microsoft Windows 7: affected >= 6.1.0 and < 6.1.7601.26115
- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1: affected >= 6.1.0 and < 6.1.7601.26115
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected >= 6.3.0 and < 6.3.9600.20571
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: affected >= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.26115
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.26115
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.21666
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008  Service Pack 2: affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.21666
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.21666
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23865
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20571
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20571
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23865
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5356
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5356
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.3406
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.3406
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: affected >= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.1006

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [advisory] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-37969

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