CVE-2022-41120 (GCVE-0-2022-41120)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-09 00:00 – Updated: 2026-08-10 15:11
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Windows System Monitor (Sysmon) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft Windows System Monitor (Sysmon) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Windows Sysmon Affected: 1.0 , < 14.11 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_sysmon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2022-11-08 08:00
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