CVE-2022-21967: Xbox Live Auth Manager for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-03-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Xbox Live Auth Manager for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 20h2, 21h1, 21h2, 1607, 1809, 1909
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19235 — fixed in 10.0.10240.19235
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5006 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5006
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.2686 — fixed in 10.0.17763.2686
Microsoft Windows 10 1909: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.18363.2158 — fixed in 10.0.18363.2158
Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.1586 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1586
Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.1586 — fixed in 10.0.19043.1586
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.1586 — fixed in 10.0.19044.1586
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.556 — fixed in 10.0.22000.556

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.19235; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.5006; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.2686; Microsoft Windows 10 1909 10.0.18363.2158; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.1586; Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 10.0.19043.1586; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.1586; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.556. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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