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CVE-2022-41092

Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerabilidad de elevaciĆ³n de privilegios en Windows Win32k

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Output Protection Manager. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

*Credits: namnp
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-09-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-11-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-01 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-09 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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20h2
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-
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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21h1
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10
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21h2
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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22h2
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11
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22h2
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arm64
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Microsoft
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Windows 11
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22h2
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x64
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2022
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Affected