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. (such as?)
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Win32k elevation of privilege attempt
This rule will alert when there's an attempt to exploit CVE-2021-1732
This rule will alert when there's an attempt to exploit CVE-2021-1732
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
Tactic: Execution
Technique: User Execution
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org
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.