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 win32k local privilege escalation attempt
We detect the bytes associated with creating a remote thread with the specific routine necessary for the exploitation setup.
We detect the bytes associated with creating a remote thread with the specific routine necessary for the exploitation setup.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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-2022-29142 |
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Tactic: Execution
Technique: Malicious File
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org