OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself.
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Win32k Windows privilege escalation attempt
This rule is looking for an attempt of an attacker to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Win32K.
This rule alerts on exploit traffic that attempts to exploit a vulnerable client
No public information
No known false positives
NA
No rule groups
Escalation of Privilege
An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.
CVE-2021-1698 |
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Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Technique: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org