Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH 7.0EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2022-21919 · Published 11/01/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25/04/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Windows Microsoft	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21919 · Patch
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21919 · Vendor Advisory
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2022-21919

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