7.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-42046
Microsoft WFshbr Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

wfshbr64.sys and wfshbr32.sys specially crafted IOCTL allows arbitrary user to perform local privilege escalation

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2022, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 17, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-42046 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-42046 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wfs heaven_burns_red
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-42046.

URL Resource
https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.wfs.games/news/20221220_01.html Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.wfs.games/news/20221220_01.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2025, 8:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 22, 2024, 12:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 month ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2024, 6:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

CVE-2022-42046 Proof of Concept of wfshbr64.sys local privilege escalation via DKOM

cve-2022-42046 cve-2022-48019

C++ Rust

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
162 stars 25 fork 25 watcher
Born at : Aug. 17, 2022, 4:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

awesome game security [Welcome to PR]

game awesome cheat anticheat windows debug antidebug engine security anti driver kernel hack gamehack system android game-development web3 blockchain ethereum

Python

Updated: 1 day, 17 hours ago
2418 stars 334 fork 334 watcher
Born at : April 4, 2022, 6:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

A Github Mirror List For GS Star Repository

Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago
17 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Nov. 7, 2021, 4:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-42046 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-42046 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Apr. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-269
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046
    Added Reference https://www.wfs.games/news/20221220_01.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wfs.games/news/20221220_01.html No Types Assigned https://www.wfs.games/news/20221220_01.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wfs:heaven_burns_red:*:*:*:*:*:steam:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description WFS, Inc HeavenBurnsRed 2020.3.15.7141260 is vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation. wfshbr64.sys and wfshbr32.sys specially crafted IOCTL allows arbitrary user to perform local privilege escalation
    Added Reference https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-42046 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-42046 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.75 }} -0.37%

score

0.70776

percentile

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