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CVE-2022-26928: Windows Photo Import API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Windows Photo Import API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 20h2, 21h1, 21h2, 1607, 1809
• Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19805 — fixed in 10.0.10240.19805
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5786 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5786
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4131 — fixed in 10.0.17763.4131
• Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.2006 — fixed in 10.0.19042.2006
• Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.2006 — fixed in 10.0.19043.2006
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.2965 — fixed in 10.0.19044.2965
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.2965 — fixed in 10.0.19045.2965
• Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.1936 — fixed in 10.0.22000.1936
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5786 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5786
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4131 — fixed in 10.0.17763.4131
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.1726 — fixed in 10.0.20348.1726

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.19805; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.5786; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.4131; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.2006; Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 10.0.19043.2006; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.2965; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.2965; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.1936; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.5786; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.4131; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.1726. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26928
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26928

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