What is CVE-2022-41120?

CVE-2022-41120 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Microsoft Windows System Monitor (Sysmon) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2022-41120 cover?

CVE-2022-41120 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2022-41120. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2022-41120?

CVE-2022-41120 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2022-41120?

CVE-2022-41120 affects 1 product, including: Windows Sysmon.

CVE-2022-41120HighCVSS 7.8

Microsoft Windows System Monitor (Sysmon) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

November 8, 2022

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? A locally authenticated attacker could manipulate information on Windows System Monitor (Sysmon) to achieve elevation from local user to SYSTEM admin.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

🎯 Affected products1

Windows Sysmon

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 14.11

🔗 References (3)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41120
patchhttps://download.sysinternals.com/files/Sysmon.zip
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon