CVE-2022-26904
HIGH KEVWindows User Profile Service - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2022-26904 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added April 25, 2022.
EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including KLINIX5, Grant Willcox, including a Metasploit module exploits/windows/local/cve_2022_26904_superprofile.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2022-26904, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSrv) due to insufficient checks in the CreateDirectoryJunction() function. It allows an attacker to plant a malicious DLL in a system directory and execute it as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a UAC prompt.
Description
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Exploits (1)
This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2022-26904, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSrv) due to insufficient checks in the CreateDirectoryJunction() function. It allows an attacker to plant a malicious DLL in a system directory and execute it as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a UAC prompt.
References (2)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H