CVE-2022-41033
Actively exploited. CVE-2022-41033 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-10-11) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
CSIRTS triage
- 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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 75% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-41033: Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-10-11
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