August 18, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2022-26923 — Microsoft Active Directory
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-08-18- Federal due date
2022-09-08- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Active Directory
- EPSS
- 99.6th percentile (score 0.833, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26923
CISA short description
An authenticated user could manipulate attributes on computer accounts they own or manage, and acquire a certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services that would allow for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.