CVE-2022-41033 : Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Products affected by CVE-2022-41033

Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » Version: N/A Update SP2
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » Version: R2 Update SP1 For X64
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Microsoft » Windows 7 » Version: N/A Update SP1
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2012 » Version: N/A
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2012 » Version: R2
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Microsoft » Windows 8.1 » Version: N/A
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Microsoft » Windows Rt 8.1 » Version: N/A
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2016
Versions before (<) 10.0.14393.5427
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2019
Versions before (<) 10.0.17763.3532
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2022
Versions before (<) 10.0.20348.1129
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Microsoft » Windows 11 21h2
Versions before (<) 10.0.22000.1098
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Microsoft » Windows 11 22h2
Versions before (<) 10.0.22621.674
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Microsoft » Windows 10 1607
Versions before (<) 10.0.14393.5427
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Microsoft » Windows 10 21h1
Versions before (<) 10.0.19043.2130
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Microsoft » Windows 10 1809
Versions before (<) 10.0.17763.3532
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Microsoft » Windows 10 21h2
Versions before (<) 10.0.19044.2130
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Microsoft » Windows 10 20h2
Versions before (<) 10.0.19042.2130
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Microsoft » Windows 10 1507
Versions before (<) 10.0.10240.19507
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CVE-2022-41033 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:

Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA required action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA description:

Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Notes:

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41033; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41033

Added on 2022-10-11 Action due date 2022-11-01

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-41033

EPSS FAQ

0.23%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 43 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-41033

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	Microsoft Corporation
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2022-41033

CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-41033