CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2013-3660
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec function in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft does not properly initialize a pointer for the next object in a certain list, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Win32k
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 39.6%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
The EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec function in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft does not properly initialize a pointer for the next object in a certain list, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-28. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-04-18.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.