Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows
Date added (CISA)
2022-05-23
Remediation due
2022-06-13
Known ransomware use
Not indicated
Remediation priority
P2 — past CISA due date
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.