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The Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-41125) was discovered and reported in 2022. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10 and Windows 11. The vulnerability was officially recorded on September 19, 2022, and was later included in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (NVD).
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) issue. Microsoft has assigned it a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access requirements with low attack complexity and no user interaction needed (NVD).
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD).
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Organizations are advised to apply the vendor patches according to Microsoft's guidance. CISA has mandated federal agencies to apply these updates as per their directive (NVD).
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