Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-28
• EPSS: 24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 98% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CISA: The kernel in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 18 Apr 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

• Patch on docs.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014PatchVendor Advisory
• www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource