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 Windows Common Log File System driver privilege escalation attempt
The rule alerts on traffic that attempts to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
This rule alerts on attempts to exploit CVE-2022-21916.
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No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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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-2022-21916 |
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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