CVE-2022-26928HighCVSS 7.0

Windows Photo Import API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
September 13, 2022
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-26928 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

🎯 Affected products26

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5023702 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.4131 KB5017308 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.2006 KB5026370 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.1726 KB5026456 (Security Hotpatch Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.1724 KB5017308 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.2006 KB5026368 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.1936 KB5026361 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.2965 KB5026361 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.2965 KB5023713 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.19805 KB5023697 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.5786

🔗 References (17)