CVE-2022-21996 (GCVE-0-2022-21996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-09 16:36 – Updated: 2025-01-02 18:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity
CWE
- Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 21H2 |
Affected:
10.0.0 , < 10.0.22000.493
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
Date Public
2022-02-08 08:00
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