Technical Severity
HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Metrics
7.8
/ 10
Minimal Risk
Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood
EPSS Prediction
4.08
%
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
88.3
th
Documented as more likely to be exploited than 88.3% of known CVEs.
Detection Date
May 23, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 13, 2022
CISA Catalog Active
Threat Analysis
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
Remediation Directive
Apply updates per vendor instructions.