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zdiMarcin WiazowskiZDI-21-825
HistoryJul 19, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Windows win32kfull Bitmap Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2021-07-1900:00:00
Marcin Wiazowski
www.zerodayinitiative.com
26

0.852 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.6%

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of bitmap objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.