Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

When

2022-05-23 00:00 UTC · day precision

Where

Global (internet)

Category

cyber_exploit

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run remote code in the security context of the local system.

Sources

• CISA ↗ · first seen 2022-05-23 00:00 UTC

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