What is CVE-2022-29133?

CVE-2022-29133 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-29133?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11

CVE-2022-29133

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published 2022-05-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 11
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21h2 — versions 10.0.0

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29133 (vendor-advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29133?: CVE-2022-29133 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-29133?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.