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CVE-2022-37969

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2022-09-13 Modified 2026-09-10 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Added to KEV: 2022-09-14
Remediation due: 2022-10-05
Ransomware use: Known
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37969

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2022-09-13
Last modified: 2026-09-10
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-787

Description

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1507 (< 10.0.10240.19444) • microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.5356) • microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.3406) • microsoft windows 10 20h2 (< 10.0.19042.2006) • microsoft windows 10 21h1 (< 10.0.19043.2006) • microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.2006) • microsoft windows 11 21h2 (< 10.0.22000.978) • microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows rt 8.1 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows server 2012 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.5356) • microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.3406) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.1006)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References