CVE-2022-33679

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-09-14. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 9%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
52(Track)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
9%
EPSS %ILE
95%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 13, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

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

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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.

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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (4 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCnotareaperbutDR34P3r/Kerberos_CVE-2022-33679
    First seen Nov 16, 2022
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCAmulab/CVE-2022-33679
    First seen Nov 3, 2022

    poc of CVE-2022-33679

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCBlyth0He/CVE-2022-33679
    First seen Nov 3, 2022

    poc of CVE-2022-33679

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCBdenneu/CVE-2022-33679
    First seen Nov 2, 2022

    One day based on https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2022/10/rc4-is-still-considered-harmful.html

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-33679?
CVE-2022-33679 is a high vulnerability published on September 13, 2022. Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2022-33679 disclosed?
CVE-2022-33679 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 13, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-33679 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-33679 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 5.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-33679?
CVE-2022-33679 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-33679?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-33679, 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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