CVE-2022-37967 — Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.2

CVSS HIGH

Critical

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

More Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Nov 8 2022

Last Updated Nov 8 2022

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.04488 — 0.90482 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.2 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

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

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

High

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.3

EPSS Score

0.04488

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.90482 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 5031416 (Monthly Rollup) 5031411 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030271 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22317 Yes 5031416 5031411 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 5031416 (Monthly Rollup) 5031411 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030271 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22317 Yes 5031416 5031411 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 5031416 (Monthly Rollup) 5031411 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030271 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22317 Yes 5031416 5031411 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 5031416 (Monthly Rollup) 5031411 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030271 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.0.6003.22317 Yes 5031416 5031411 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 5031408 (Monthly Rollup) 5031441 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030265 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.26769 Yes 5031408 5031441 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 5031408 (Monthly Rollup) 5031441 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030265 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.1.7601.26769 Yes 5031408 5031441 Windows Server 2012 5031442 (Monthly Rollup) 5031427 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030278 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.24523 Yes None Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 5031442 (Monthly Rollup) 5031427 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030278 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.24523 Yes None Windows Server 2012 R2 5031419 (Monthly Rollup) 5031407 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030269 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.21620 Yes None Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 5031419 (Monthly Rollup) 5031407 (Security Only) Critical Elevation of Privilege 5030269 Base: 7.2 Temporal: 6.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.21620 Yes None Windows Server 2016	`5031362 (Security Update)`	Critical	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5031362 (Security Update)`	Critical	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5031361 (Security Update)`	Critical	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5031361 (Security Update)`	Critical	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022	`5031364 (Security Update)`	Critical	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)	`5031364 (Security Update)`	Critical	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5031362`	Security Update	Yes
`5031361`	Security Update	Yes
`5031364`	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

None

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD