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CVE-2022-26788

PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00378
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft powershell>= 7.0 and < 7.0.10
microsoft powershell>= 7.1 and < 7.1.7
microsoft powershell>= 7.2 and < 7.2.3
microsoft windows 10all versions
microsoft windows 11all versions
microsoft windows 8.1all versions
microsoft windows rt 8.1all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
NuGet Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK HIGH fixed in 7.0.10
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalBad Opsec Powershell Code Artifacts
productcriticalSuspicious PowerShell Mailbox Export to Share - PS
productcriticalSuspicious PowerShell Mailbox Export to Share
productcriticalHackTool - Empire PowerShell UAC Bypass
productcriticalHackTool - DInjector PowerShell Cradle Execution
producthighDelete Volume Shadow Copies Via WMI With PowerShell
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD15 Apr 2022 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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