CVE-2022-26923

HIGHNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-18), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 83%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
99.6%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

May 10, 2022

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 1, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26923
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-26923
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26923

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 68× in last 7d / 381× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 728 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 02:09 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 22:41 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 22:41 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-22 22:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  7. 2026-07-22 18:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-22 15:12 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-22 15:12 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-22 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-22 11:29 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-22 11:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-22 07:46 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-22 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-22 04:03 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-22 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-22 00:19 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-22 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-21 20:36 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-21 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-21 16:52 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-21 16:52 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-21 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  4. 2026-07-21 13:09 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-21 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-21 09:25 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-21 09:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-21 05:41 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-21 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-21 01:57 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-21 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-20 22:14 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-20 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-20 18:31 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-20 18:31 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-20 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-20 17:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-20 14:48 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-20 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-20 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-20 07:16 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-20 07:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 03:34 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-20 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-19 23:50 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-19 23:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-19 20:08 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-19 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-19 16:23 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-19 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-19 12:40 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-19 12:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-19 08:57 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-07-19 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-19 05:14 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-19 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-19 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-18 21:48 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-18 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-18 18:05 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-07-18 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-18 14:22 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-07-18 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-18 10:39 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-07-18 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-18 06:53 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-07-18 06:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-18 03:10 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-07-18 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-17 23:27 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-07-17 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-17 19:44 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-17 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-17 16:01 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-17 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-17 12:18 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-17 12:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-17 08:35 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-07-17 08:35 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-17 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-17 04:52 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-17 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-17 01:09 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-17 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-16 21:25 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-16 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-16 17:42 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-07-16 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  70. 2026-07-16 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-16 10:15 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-16 10:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-16 06:32 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-07-16 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-16 02:47 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(6 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (5 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCGh-Badr/CVE-2022-26923
    First seen Nov 28, 2023

    A proof of concept exploiting CVE-2022-26923.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCevilashz/PIGADVulnScanner
    First seen Oct 17, 2023

    检测域内常见一把梭漏洞，包括：NoPac、ZeroLogon、CVE-2022-26923、PrintNightMare

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoClsecqt/CVE-2022-26923-Powershell-POC
    First seen Aug 17, 2022

    A powershell poc to load and automatically run Certify and Rubeus from memory.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCLudovicPatho/CVE-2022-26923_AD-Certificate-Services
    First seen May 14, 2022

    The vulnerability allowed a low-privileged user to escalate privileges to domain administrator in a default Active Directory environment with the Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) server role installed.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCr1skkam/TryHackMe-CVE-2022-26923
    First seen May 12, 2022

    Walkthrough on the exploitation of CVE-2022-26923, a vulnerability in AD Certificate Services

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitauxiliary/admin/dcerpc/cve_2022_26923_certifried✓ verified
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) privilege escalation (Certifried)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-26923?
CVE-2022-26923 is a high vulnerability published on May 10, 2022. Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2022-26923 disclosed?
CVE-2022-26923 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 10, 2022, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-26923 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-26923 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 18, 2022, affecting Microsoft Active Directory. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-26923?
CVE-2022-26923 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-26923?
CVE-2022-26923 affects Microsoft Active Directory. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-26923?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-26923, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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