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High MSRC-CVE-2022-37970 1 CVE

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Oct 11, 2022 · Updated Oct 11, 2022

Summary

Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation More Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
This vulnerability is subject to a local escalation of privilege attack. The attacker would most likely arrange to run an executable or script on the local computer. An attacker could gain access to the computer through a variety of methods, such as via a phishing attack where a user clicks an executable file that is attached to an email.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?
A domain user could use this vulnerability to elevate privileges to SYSTEM assigned integrity level.

Security updates
10.0.17763.3532 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5018419
10.0.19043.2130 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5018410
10.0.20348.1129 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5018421
10.0.22000.1098 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5018418
10.0.22621.674 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5018427

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