CVE-2022-26923
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published May 10, 2022 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1507
An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 10, 2022 · Catalog
Detected
An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.
Aug 18, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
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Sep 8, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
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Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.
Required action
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CISA due date Sep 8, 2022
Affected
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1909version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 20h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h1version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 11 21h2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Active Directoryversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2022-26923
An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2022-26923
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2022-26923
30-day exploitation probability 83.5%
first.org - Metasploit Modulesauxiliary_admin/dcerpc/cve_2022_26923_certifried
Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - NIST NVDCVE-2022-26923
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov