{"id":"CVE-2022-37969","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-37969","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:57:09.118Z","title":"Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","published":"2022-09-13T19:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-10T04:17:35.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1507","microsoft/windows 10 1607","microsoft/windows 10 1809","microsoft/windows 10 20h2","microsoft/windows 10 21h1","microsoft/windows 10 21h2","microsoft/windows 11 21h2","microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019","microsoft/windows server 2022"],"epss":{"score":0.28483,"percentile":0.98125,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-09-14","dueDate":"2022-10-05","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37969"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 October 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-37969","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37969","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}