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CVE-2022-41033

Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 1.8%● KEVCWE-843
In short

A flaw in Windows COM+ Event System Service allows an attacker with local access to run code with higher privileges than their account normally allows, potentially taking full control of the system.

Technical detail

Type confusion vulnerability in COM+ Event System Service enables local privilege escalation through crafted COM object interactions. An authenticated local attacker can exploit improper object type validation to execute arbitrary code in the context of the SYSTEM account.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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

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