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CVE-2022-41033: Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2022-41033
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: WindowsPrivilege escalationOther
What
An unspecified vulnerability in the COM+ Event System Service allows for privilege escalation.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Windows with the affected COM+ Event System Service.
Urgency
Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is critical and actively exploited.
Action
Install the latest security updates for Microsoft Windows.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-10-11
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41033

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-41033coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft Windows COM+

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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