Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- When
- · day precision
- Where
- Global (internet)
- Category
- cyber_exploit
Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute code in kernel mode.
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Sources
- CISA ↗ · first seen 2021-11-03 00:00 UTC
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