How severe is CVE-2022-37969?

CVE-2022-37969 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 28.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2022-37969: Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-09-14

Remediation due

2022-10-05

Ransomware

Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37969

Description

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Exploitation Context

as of October 17, 2026

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CISA added CVE-2022-37969 to the KEV catalog 1 day after its CVE record was published.
It is one of 391 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 166 added in 2022.
Its current EPSS score (28.3%) is higher than that of 40% of CISA KEV entries.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3406
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.3406
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3406
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3406
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1	10.0.0 to <10.0.19043.2006
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.1006
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.19042.2006
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.978
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19044.2006
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.10240.0 to <10.0.10240.19444
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5356
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5356
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5356
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 7	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.26115
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.26115
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 8.1	6.3.0 to <6.3.9600.20571
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.21666
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.21666
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.21666
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1	6.1.7601.0 to <6.1.7601.26115
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)	6.1.7601.0 to <6.1.7601.26115
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2012	6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.23865
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.23865
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2	6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.20571
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.20571

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2022-09-13

Last updated

2026-09-10

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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