CVE-2022-21901 — Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Jan 11 2022

Last Updated Jan 11 2022

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00928 — 0.5581 percentile

NVD CVSS 8 HIGH — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Adjacent_network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 7.8

EPSS Score

0.00928

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.5581 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

14 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems	`5009585 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`5009546 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`5009557 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems	`5009545 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems	`5009543 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5009543 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5009566 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 5009624 (Monthly Rollup) 5009595 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5008263 Base: 9.0 Temporal: 7.8 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20246 Yes 5009624 5009595 Windows Server 2012 R2 5009624 (Monthly Rollup) 5009595 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5008263 Base: 9.0 Temporal: 7.8 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20246 Yes 5009624 5009595 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 5009624 (Monthly Rollup) 5009595 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5008263 Base: 9.0 Temporal: 7.8 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20246 Yes 5009624 5009595 Windows Server 2016	`5009546 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5009546 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5009557 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5009557 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022	`5009555 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)	`5009555 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)	`5009543 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

7 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5009585`	Security Update	Yes
`5009546`	Security Update	Yes
`5009557`	Security Update	Yes
`5009545`	Security Update	Yes
`5009543`	Security Update	Yes
`5009566`	Security Update	Yes
`5009555`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Microsoft Security Assurance & Vulnerability Research

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD