CVE-2022-29142: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 20h2, 21h1, 21h2, 1809, 1909
Microsoft Windows Server: 20h2
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.2928 — fixed in 10.0.17763.2928
Microsoft Windows 10 1909: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.18363.2274 — fixed in 10.0.18363.2274
Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.1706 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1706
Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.1706 — fixed in 10.0.19043.1706
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19043.1706 — fixed in 10.0.19043.1706
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.2928 — fixed in 10.0.17763.2928
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.707 — fixed in 10.0.20348.707
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.1706 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1706

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.2928; Microsoft Windows 10 1909 10.0.18363.2274; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.1706; Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 10.0.19043.1706; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19043.1706; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.2928; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.707; Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.19042.1706. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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