Intrusion PreventionMS.Win32k.MagSetLensContextInformation.Elevation.of.Privilege
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
The vulnerability is due to an error when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to leverage their privileges on vulnerable systems.
Affected Products
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows RT 8.1
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016
Server Core installation option
Impact
Privilege Escalation: Remote attackers can leverage their privileges on vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-135
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-10 | 14.629 | Severity:critical:high |
| 2019-06-05 | 14.626 | Sig Added |
| ID | 43405 |
| Created | Nov 08, 2016 |
| Updated | May 25, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2016-7246 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 0.05% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |