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Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory which allows for privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode. CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2016-7255
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: kev:CVE-2016-7255
Win32k
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2016-7255
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- Event
- #3618 · Revision 1
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