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CVE-2022-21919

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

7.0 HighIn KEV

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.57%Up 1.4 points since Feb 8, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.0

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2022-21919
CVSS 3.1
7.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27075 7.0

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2022-27075
CVSS 3.1
7.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmfg-rc3x-58v3 7.0

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE...

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-21895.

Record
GHSA-wmfg-rc3x-58v3
CVSS 3.1
7.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-59, CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows User Profile Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Record
CVE-2022-21919
Weakness
CWE-1386
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.0

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2022-21919
CVSS 3.1
7.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
exploitation
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-21919 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows, published January 11, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since April 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since April 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.57%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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