CVE-2022-26904

CRITICALNVD 7.09.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-25), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.0 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 10%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
10%
EPSS %ILE
95%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 15, 2022

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa, microsoft.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26904
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26904

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 66× in last 7d / 383× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 783 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-28 22:42 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-28 22:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-28 18:44 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-28 18:44 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-28 18:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-28 15:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-28 14:47 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-28 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-28 10:49 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-28 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-28 06:50 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-28 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-28 02:52 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-28 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-27 22:56 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-27 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-07-27 18:58 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-27 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-07-27 14:51 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-27 14:51 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-27 14:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-27 09:37 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-27 09:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-27 05:40 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-27 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-27 01:44 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-27 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-26 21:47 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-26 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-26 17:49 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-26 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-26 13:52 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-26 13:52 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-26 13:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-26 09:55 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-26 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-26 05:58 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-26 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-26 02:00 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-07-26 02:00 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-26 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-25 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-23 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-23 02:09 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-22 23:43 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-22 23:43 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-22 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-22 22:56 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-07-22 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  29. 2026-07-22 15:48 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-07-22 15:48 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-22 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-07-22 11:50 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-07-22 11:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-22 07:52 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-22 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-22 03:56 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-22 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-21 23:51 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-07-21 23:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-21 19:26 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-07-21 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-21 15:27 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-07-21 15:27 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-21 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  50. 2026-07-21 11:28 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-07-21 11:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-21 07:30 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-21 07:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-21 03:32 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-21 03:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-20 23:34 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-20 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-20 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-07-20 19:38 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-20 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-20 17:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-20 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-20 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-20 07:47 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-07-20 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-20 03:49 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-07-20 03:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-19 23:52 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-19 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-19 19:55 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-07-19 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-19 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-07-19 15:58 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-07-19 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-19 14:29 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/windows/local/cve_2022_26904_superprofile✓ verified
    First seen Mar 17, 2022

    User Profile Arbitrary Junction Creation Local Privilege Elevation

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-26904?
CVE-2022-26904 is a critical vulnerability published on April 15, 2022. Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2022-26904 disclosed?
CVE-2022-26904 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 15, 2022, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-26904 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-26904 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 25, 2022, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-26904?
CVE-2022-26904 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-26904?
CVE-2022-26904 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-26904?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-26904, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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