Microsoft Windows User Interface Core Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A race condition vulnerability has been identified in Windows User Interface Core, allowing an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. This issue arises from improper synchronization in concurrent execution using shared resources.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escape a contained execution environment and elevate privileges from a Low Integrity Level to a Medium Integrity Level.

Remediation

Users can download the security update for this vulnerability through the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5082200 for various Windows 10 versions, KB5082142 for Windows Server 2022, KB5082123 for Windows Server 2019, and KB5083769 for Windows 11.