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CVE-2022-26904

7.0
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
23.00%
LOW RiskEPSS (96th percentile)
KEV

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 4/15/2022
Modified: 10/30/2025
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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability Name:

Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor / Product:

Microsoft Windows

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due Date: 5/16/2022(OVERDUE)
Added to KEV:

4/25/2022

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26904

Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

4.4

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

23.00%LOW Exploitation Risk
96th percentile

This vulnerability has a 23.00% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

Related Vulnerabilities

Same Weakness Type(CWE-362)

Similar SeverityHIGH