GHSA-7w5q-mhrq-jhm4

GHSA-7w5q-mhrq-jhm4 PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022

The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 mishandles registry objects in memory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 17, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-7w5q-mhrq-jhm4
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-7w5q-mhrq-jhm4

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-7w5q-mhrq-jhm4/fixes/registry"

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