Actively exploited in the wild
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft - Windows · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-03-28. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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CVE-2017-0213
HighCVSS 7.3KEVSummary
Podatność w Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler umożliwia eskalację uprawnień w systemach Microsoft Windows, takich jak Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 10 oraz Windows Server 2016. Atakujący może wykorzystać specjalnie przygotowaną aplikację do uzyskania wyższych uprawnień.
Risk Assessment
Eskalacja uprawnień może prowadzić do nieautoryzowanego dostępu do systemu i danych, co stwarza poważne zagrożenie dla bezpieczeństwa organizacji. Atakujący może przejąć kontrolę nad systemem, co może skutkować utratą danych lub naruszeniem poufności informacji.
Recommendation
Zaleca się aktualizację systemów operacyjnych do najnowszych wersji oraz zastosowanie odpowiednich poprawek bezpieczeństwa. Należy również monitorować i ograniczać uruchamianie nieznanych aplikacji w środowisku produkcyjnym.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation privilege vulnerability when an attacker runs a specially crafted application, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0214.