Description
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges.
NVD enrichment (full description, CVSS vector, CWEs) has not completed for this CVE yet — shown above is the CISA KEV short description only.
Scoring
- CVSS: Not yet available
- EPSS exploitation probability: Not yet available
- EPSS percentile: Not yet available
CISA KEV status
- Added to KEV: 2022-03-03
- Remediation due date: 2022-03-24
- Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown
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