November 8, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2022-41125 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-11-08- Federal due date
2022-12-09- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 86.8th percentile (score 0.030, as of
2026-09-16) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- ATT&CK
- T1059 , T1068 , T1078 · signal rollup
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41125
CISA short description
Microsoft Windows Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) Key Isolation Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
NVD description
Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability