Advisory Details

August 18th, 2022

(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Windows win32kbase Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-22-1077
ZDI-CAN-17444

CVE ID CVE-2022-34699
CVSS SCORE 8.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Windows
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

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 win32kbase.sys driver. 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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34699
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-05-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-08-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Bruno PUJOS (@brunopujos) from REverse Tactics
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