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Proof-of-Concept Code Now Available for an Exploited Windows Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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23 hours ago
Part of cluster #1357

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Threat Signal Report Proof-of-Concept Code Now Available for an Exploited Windows Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Description FortiGuard Labs is aware that a Proof-of-Concept (POC) code for a newly patched Windows vulnerability (CVE-2022-21882) that is reported to have been exploited in the wild was released to a publicly available online repository. CVE-2022-21882 is a local privilege (LPE) escalation vulnerability which allows a local, authenticated attacker to gain elevated local sys...

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CVES
CVE-2022-21882
DOMAINS
MS.Windows
FILE PATH
/Agent.A93E!exploit.CVE202221882 Outbreak Alert View the full Outbreak Alert Report Additional Resources Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2022-21882(Microsoft) CVE-2022-21882(MITRE) MS.Windows.Win32k.CVE-2022-21882.Privilege.Elevation(Fortinet) Experienced a Breach? We're here to help FortiGuard Threat Signal Learn More »
COMPANIES
Fortinet
Microsoft
ATTACK TYPES
Privilege Escalation
VULNERABILITIES
Privilege Escalation
PLATFORMS
Windows
SECURITY VENDORS
Fortinet
DOMAINS
MS.Windows
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