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zdiLucas Leong (@_wmliang_) of Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeZDI-22-493
HistoryMar 09, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Windows win32kfull PDEV Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2022-03-0900:00:00
Lucas Leong (@_wmliang_) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
www.zerodayinitiative.com
12

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

25.4%

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 PDEV 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.