CVE-2022-34705
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-34705- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-37655
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-37655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc66-j3q6-jj9r
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique...
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-35771.
- Record
GHSA-hc66-j3q6-jj9r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-34705- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h1
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10
- microsoft windows 11
- microsoft windows server 2016
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-34705 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published August 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34705
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34705
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-34705
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168315/Windows-Credential-Guard-BCrypt-Context-Use-After-Free-Privilege-Escalation.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc66-j3q6-jj9r