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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-41109
CVE-2022-41109:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-41109) was identified and disclosed in September 2022. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems and is distinct from CVE-2022-41092 (MITRE, Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.0, indicating a high severity level. The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring single authentication (Au:S), and potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability completely (C:C/I:C/A:C) (Rapid7).
Impact
This elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Win32k could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on affected systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise (MITRE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions, including Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 22H2), Windows 11 (21H2 and 22H2), and Windows Server versions (2012 through 2022). The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5019970, KB5019964, KB5019966, KB5019959, KB5019961, and KB5019980 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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