Microsoft Windows Client Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2022-22047)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-07-12 · CVE-2022-22047
Microsoft Windows CSRSS contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation to SYSTEM privileges. CISA added CVE-2022-22047 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 12, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Aug 2, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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