Local SYSTEM privilege escalation via undisclosed kernel flaw
Published Sep 13, 2022 · Updated Mar 11, 2025
Elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Windows Kernel allows local users with low privileges to gain SYSTEM privileges on affected builds. Microsoft has not published the affected kernel subsystem, entry point, or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled data. Exploitation requires prior local low-privilege access; success grants kernel-level control over data and system execution.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Windows Kernel allows local users with low privileges to gain SYSTEM privileges on affected builds. Microsoft has not published the affected kernel subsystem, entry point, or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled data. Exploitation requires prior local low-privilege access; success grants kernel-level control over data and system execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-37964
- Published
- Sep 13, 2022
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 7
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=6.1.0 <6.1.7601.26115
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