CVE-2022-26823: Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2022-Apr

Released

2022-04-12

EPSS Score

10.14% (percentile: 93.1%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is high (PR:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the attacker or targeted user to have specific elevated privileges. As is best practice, regular validation and audits of administrative groups should be conducted.

Affected Products (7)

Windows

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (4)

• 5012647
• 5012604
• 5012599
• 5012596

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/guhe120">Yuki Chen</a>

Revision History

• 2022-04-12: Information published.