VDB-192551 · CVE-2022-21996 · GCVE-0-2022-21996

Microsoft Windows 11 Win32k privilege escalation

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7.4	$5k-$25k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows 11. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Win32k. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-21996. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Win32k. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/08/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-21996. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/12/2022).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2021 🔍
02/08/2022 +54 days 🔍
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02/12/2022 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192551

Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2022 21:04
Updated: 02/12/2022 11:11
Changes: 02/08/2022 21:04 (2), 02/08/2022 21:05 (33), 02/08/2022 21:08 (19), 02/12/2022 11:04 (2), 02/12/2022 11:11 (11)
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