CVE-2022-26936 | Windows Server Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Windows Server Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published: 2022-05-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-26936 is rated Moderate Risk (50.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.66%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-26936

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 17.96% 2.66% -15.30%
2 2026-03-04 21.85% 17.96% -3.90%
3 2026-03-01 21.85%

Full EPSS history (72 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-26936

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-26936

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-26936

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_10 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10 20h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10 20h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10 20h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10 21h1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10 21h1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10 21h1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10 21h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10 21h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10 21h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10 1607 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10 1607 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10 1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10 1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10 1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10 1909 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10 1909 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10 1909 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_11 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server 2022 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-26936

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