MSRC compact vulnerability detail

CVE-2022-21912 · DirectX Graphics Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Severity
Critical
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
7.8 base · 6.8 temporal
Release
2022-01-11
Signals
Windows DirectX Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
No CWE data published.
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Description
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FAQ / Articles
FAQ
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An authenticated attacker could take advantage of a vulnerability in dxgkrnl.sys to execute an arbitrary pointer dereference in kernel mode.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Any authenticated user could trigger this vulnerability. It does not require admin or other elevated privileges.