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Microsoft Graphics Component

CVE-2022-38051 — Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Important CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.0732 2022-10 archive

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
More 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 0.0732 — 0.93726 percentile
NVD CVSS 7.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 7.0

EPSS Score

0.0732
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.93726 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
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Affected Products

26 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 5018425 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 5018425 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 5018411 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 5018411 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 5018419 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 5018419 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 5018419 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems 5018410 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5018418 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems 5018418 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5018427 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems 5018427 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 5018454 (Monthly Rollup) 5018479 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017361 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.26174 Yes 5018454 5018479 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 5018454 (Monthly Rollup) 5018479 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017361 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.26174 Yes 5018454 5018479 Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 5018474 (Monthly Rollup) 5018476 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017367 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20625 Yes 5018474 5018476 Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 5018474 (Monthly Rollup) 5018476 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017367 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20625 Yes 5018474 5018476 Windows RT 8.1 5018474 (Monthly Rollup) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 5018450 (Monthly Rollup) 5018446 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/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) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/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) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/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) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017358 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/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) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017361 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/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) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017361 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.26174 Yes 5018454 5018479 Windows Server 2012 5018457 (Monthly Rollup) 5018478 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017370 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.23920 Yes 5018457 5018478 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 5018457 (Monthly Rollup) 5018478 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017370 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.23920 Yes 5018457 5018478 Windows Server 2012 R2 5018474 (Monthly Rollup) 5018476 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017367 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20625 Yes 5018474 5018476 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 5018474 (Monthly Rollup) 5018476 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5017367 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 7.0 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20625 Yes 5018474 5018476 Windows Server 2016 5018411 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 5018411 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 5018419 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 5018419 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2022 5018421 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5018421 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes

Patches

8 patches
Article Type Restart
5018425 Security Update Yes
5018411 Security Update Yes
5018419 Security Update Yes
5018410 Security Update Yes
5018418 Security Update Yes
5018427 Security Update Yes
5018474 Monthly Rollup Yes
5018421 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Yongil Lee

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