An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
\nTo exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.
\nThe update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles calls to Win32k.
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