Updated April 25, 2022. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Exploited CVEs / Microsoft / CVE-2022-26904

CVE-2022-26904

Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-05-16 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC), linked below.

Risk summary

UnratedCISA KEV

CVSS v3 base

Not scored

EPSS exploit probability

Unrated

Severity

2022-04-25

Added to KEV

2022-05-16 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited Microsoft Windows vulnerability. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2022-04-25.

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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2022-26904

This Windows User Profile Service flaw lets an attacker who already has code running on a machine elevate their privileges, and CISA confirmed real-world exploitation when it added the bug to the KEV catalog on 2022-04-25. Escalation bugs like this rarely start an intrusion; they turn a phished standard user into an administrator of the endpoint. Any Windows machine that missed its 2022 servicing remains a soft target.

Do this: Query your patch management data for Windows endpoints still reporting CVE-2022-26904 and update them before hardening anything else on those hosts.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2022-26904

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2022-26904, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2022-26904.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (morning and afternoon US Central)):
- CVE-2022-26904: Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Affected: Microsoft Windows
- Severity: Unrated
- Added to CISA KEV: 2022-04-25; federal remediation due 2022-05-16
- Ransomware-linked: no
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) The fastest safe path to remediation. 4) How to check whether my environment is exposed.
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2022-26904

Published: 2022-04-25
Last revised: 2022-04-25
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

CISA required action

Federal remediation due date: 2022-05-16 (past due).

Official fix for CVE-2022-26904

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Windows advisory on Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC).

Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC)CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2022-26904

Is CVE-2022-26904 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-26904 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-04-25, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2022-26904?

CISA set the federal remediation due date at 2022-05-16, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue.

What fixes CVE-2022-26904?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC) for the patched Windows versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2022-26904?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2022-26904's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (morning and afternoon US Central).

Scope and sources

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Authoritative references: CVE record NVD detail CISA KEV catalog Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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