Advisory Details

July 12th, 2022

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

ZDI-22-971
ZDI-CAN-16765

CVE ID CVE-2022-22034
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 win32kfull 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-2022-22034
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-03-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-07-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Marcin Wiazowski
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