Microsoft Windows NT OS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing integer underflow in the Windows NT OS Kernel has been identified, which could enable an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges. This vulnerability affects multiple Windows products, including various versions of Windows Server, Windows 10, and Windows 11.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

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 KB5094041, KB5094042, KB5094122, KB5095051, KB5094125, KB5094126, KB5093998, KB5094123, and KB5094128.