#VU59412 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows - CVE-2022-21887 

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#VU59412 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows - CVE-2022-21887

Published: January 11, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59412
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21887
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Windows
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Win32k, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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