Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2022-21996
Published: February 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60388
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21996
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21996
Install updates from vendor's website.