{"id":"CVE-2022-35768","title":"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-269"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10","affected":["windows_10","windows_10 = 20h2","windows_10 = 21h1","windows_10 = 21h2","windows_10 = 1607","windows_10 = 1809","windows_11","windows_7","windows_8.1","windows_rt_8.1","windows_server_2008","windows_server_2008 = r2","windows_server_2012","windows_server_2012 = r2","windows_server_2016","windows_server_2016 = 20h2","windows_server_2019","windows_server_2022"],"published":"2022-08-09","updated":"2026-11-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-03T22:17:10.790","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35768","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35768","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35768","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2025-07-24T03:55:54.086914Z"},"epss":0.01085,"epssPercentile":0.65346,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T06:38:03.553Z","slug":"CVE-2022-35768","body":"## Overview\n\nWindows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10`\n- `windows_10 = 20h2`\n- `windows_10 = 21h1`\n- `windows_10 = 21h2`\n- `windows_10 = 1607`\n- `windows_10 = 1809`\n- `windows_11`\n- `windows_7`\n- `windows_8.1`\n- `windows_rt_8.1`\n- `windows_server_2008`\n- `windows_server_2008 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2012`\n- `windows_server_2012 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2016`\n- `windows_server_2016 = 20h2`\n- `windows_server_2019`\n- `windows_server_2022`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}