Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2017-0263

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the Windows kernel-mode driver failing to properly handle objects in memory.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Win32k
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 10 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 10 February 2022
  • First known exploitation: 10 February 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 10 August 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-416
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 10 February 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD