CVE-2022-21838

MEDIUM

Windows Cleanup Manager - Elevation of Privilege via Improper Link Resolution

Title source: llm

Windows Cleanup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Core 3

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

Third Party Advisory

Vendor Advisory

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0148

EPSS Percentile 70.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (17)

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_10 20h2

microsoft/windows_10 21h1

microsoft/windows_10 21h2

microsoft/windows_10 1607

microsoft/windows_10 1809

microsoft/windows_10 1909

microsoft/windows_11 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_8.1 (2 CPE variants)

... and 7 more

Published Jan 11, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026