CVE-2022-35754: Unified Write Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-05-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Unified Write Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: before 10.0.10240.19387 — fixed in 10.0.10240.19387
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.5291 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5291
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.3287 — fixed in 10.0.17763.3287
Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: before 10.0.19043.1889 — fixed in 10.0.19043.1889
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19042.1889 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1889
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: before 10.0.22000.856 — fixed in 10.0.22000.856
Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1: before 6.3.9600.20520 — fixed in 6.3.9600.20520
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: before 6.3.9600.20520 — fixed in 6.3.9600.20520
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 20H2: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19387 — fixed in 10.0.10240.19387
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5291 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5291
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3287 — fixed in 10.0.17763.3287
Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.1889 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1889
Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.1889 — fixed in 10.0.19043.1889
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.1889 — fixed in 10.0.19044.1889
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.856 — fixed in 10.0.22000.856
Microsoft Windows 8.1: from 6.3.0 before 6.3.9600.20520 — fixed in 6.3.9600.20520
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.23817 — fixed in 6.2.9200.23817
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: from 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.20520 — fixed in 6.3.9600.20520
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5291 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5291
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3287 — fixed in 10.0.17763.3287
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.1889 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1889

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.19387; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.5291; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.3287; Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 10.0.19043.1889; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19042.1889; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.856; Microsoft Windows 8.1 6.3.9600.20520; Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 6.3.9600.20520; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.19387; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.5291; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.3287; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.1889. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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