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High · 7.8 Public exploit CVE-2022-42046 EUVD-2022-45137GHSA-jcr3-86q3-m6j8

wfshbr64.sys and wfshbr32.sys specially crafted IOCTL allows arbitrary user to perform local privilege escalation

Published Dec 20, 2022 · Updated Apr 17, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

wfshbr64.sys and wfshbr32.sys specially crafted IOCTL allows arbitrary user to perform local privilege escalation

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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GitHub 1 repository

  • kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046 ★ 161 · Aug 17, 2022

    CVE-2022-42046 Proof of Concept of wfshbr64.sys local privilege escalation via DKOM

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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