{"id":"CVE-2022-37969","title":"Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1507","affected":["windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.19444","windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.5356","windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.3406","windows_10_20h2 < 10.0.19042.2006","windows_10_21h1 < 10.0.19043.2006","windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.2006","windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.978","windows_7","windows_8.1","windows_rt_8.1","windows_server_2008","windows_server_2008 = r2","windows_server_2012","windows_server_2012 = r2","windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.5356","windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.3406","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.1006"],"patched":["windows_10_1507 10.0.10240.19444","windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.5356","windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.3406","windows_10_20h2 10.0.19042.2006","windows_10_21h1 10.0.19043.2006","windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.2006","windows_11_21h2 10.0.22000.978","windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.5356","windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.3406","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.1006"],"published":"2022-09-13","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T04:17:35.097","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37969","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-37969","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","in-the-wild","exploit-available","kev"],"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"active","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2022-09-14T00:00:00+00:00"},"epss":0.28275,"epssPercentile":0.98032,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2022-09-14","kevDueDate":"2022-10-05","kevRansomware":true,"exploits":{"github":6,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/fortra/CVE-2022-37969","https://github.com/grass341/CVE-2022-37969","https://github.com/NoobCat2000/CVE-2022-37969"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-23T07:13:24.142Z"},"zeroDay":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-10T04:31:20.073Z","slug":"CVE-2022-37969","body":"## Overview\n\nWindows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.19444`\n- `windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.5356`\n- `windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.3406`\n- `windows_10_20h2 < 10.0.19042.2006`\n- `windows_10_21h1 < 10.0.19043.2006`\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.2006`\n- `windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.978`\n- `windows_7`\n- `windows_8.1`\n- `windows_rt_8.1`\n- `windows_server_2008`\n- `windows_server_2008 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2012`\n- `windows_server_2012 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.5356`\n- `windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.3406`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.1006`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_1507 10.0.10240.19444`\n- `windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.5356`\n- `windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.3406`\n- `windows_10_20h2 10.0.19042.2006`\n- `windows_10_21h1 10.0.19043.2006`\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.2006`\n- `windows_11_21h2 10.0.22000.978`\n- `windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.5356`\n- `windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.3406`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.1006`","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":79,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":5.7,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":5},"changes":[]}