CVE-2022-41077HighCVSS 7.8

Windows Fax Compose Form Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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

CVE-2022-41077 →

📋 Description

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

In what scenarios is my computer vulnerable? For Windows 11 and Windows 10 the FAX service is not installed by default. For the vulnerability to be exploitable, the Windows Fax and Scan feature needs to be enabled, and the Fax service needs to be running. Systems that do not have the Fax service running are not vulnerable. How can I verify whether the Fax service is running? Hold the Windows key and press R on your keyboard. This will open the Run dialog. Type services.msc and press Enter to open the Services window. Scroll through the list and locate the Fax service. If the Fax service is not listed, Windows Fax and Scan is not enabled and the system is not vulnerable. If the Fax service is listed but the status is not Running, then the system is not vulnerable at the time, but could be targeted if the service was started. The update should be installed as soon as possible or the Fax service should be removed if not needed.

🎯 Affected products43

  • 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 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • +13 more not shown

✅ Remediation

KB5021237 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.3770 KB5021233 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.2364 KB5021249 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.1366 KB5021233 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.2364 KB5021234 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.1335 KB5021233 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.2364 KB5021255 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.993 KB5021233 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.2364 KB5021243 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.19624 KB5021235 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.5582 KB5021291 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26266 KB5021288 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26266 KB5021294 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20721 KB5021296 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20721 KB5021289 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.0.6003.21815 KB5021293 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.0.6003.21815 KB5021285 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24018 KB5021303 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24018

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