CVE-2022-44704: Microsoft Windows System Monitor (Sysmon) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

More Likely

Patch Tuesday

2022-Dec

Released

2022-12-13

EPSS Score

2.33% (percentile: 84.8%)

FAQ

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.

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• Windows Sysmon

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/filip_dragovic">Filip Dragović</a> with Infigo IS

Revision History

• 2022-12-13: Information published.