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Role: Active Directory Certificate Services; Active Directory Domain Services

CVE-2022-37976 — Active Directory Certificate Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Critical CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.01908 2022-10 archive

Executive Summary

None

Overview

8.8
CVSS HIGH
Critical
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released Oct 11 2022
Last Updated Oct 11 2022
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.01908 — 0.77621 percentile
NVD CVSS 8.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
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: 7.7

EPSS Score

0.01908
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.77621 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
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Affected Products

6 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 5018450 (Monthly Rollup) 5018446 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.21721 Yes 5018450 5018446 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 5018450 (Monthly Rollup) 5018446 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.21721 Yes 5018450 5018446 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 5018450 (Monthly Rollup) 5018446 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.21721 Yes 5018450 5018446 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 5018450 (Monthly Rollup) 5018446 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.21721 Yes 5018450 5018446 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 5018454 (Monthly Rollup) 5018479 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017361 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.26174 Yes 5018454 5018479 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 5018454 (Monthly Rollup) 5018479 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017361 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.26174 Yes 5018454 5018479 Windows Server 2012 5018457 (Monthly Rollup) 5018478 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017370 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.23920 Yes 5018457 5018478 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 5018457 (Monthly Rollup) 5018478 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017370 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.23920 Yes 5018457 5018478 Windows Server 2012 R2 5018474 (Monthly Rollup) 5018476 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017367 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20625 Yes 5018474 5018476 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 5018474 (Monthly Rollup) 5018476 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5017367 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20625 Yes 5018474 5018476 Windows Server 2016 5018411 (Security Update) Critical Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 5018411 (Security Update) Critical Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 5018419 (Security Update) Critical Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 5018419 (Security Update) Critical Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2022 5018421 (Security Update) Critical Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5018421 (Security Update) Critical Elevation of Privilege Yes

Patches

3 patches
Article Type Restart
5018411 Security Update Yes
5018419 Security Update Yes
5018421 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Anonymous

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