Rule Category

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.

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Win32k elevation of privilege attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule detects an executable that exploit a privilege escalation vulnerabilty in Windows Kernel.

What To Look For

This rule detects an executable that exploit a privilege escalation vulnerabilty in Windows Kernel.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

None

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

No information provided

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

None

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Privilege Escalation

Technique: Windows Service

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org