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(Pwn2Own) Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2014-07-0900:00:00
lokihardt@asrt
www.zerodayinitiative.com
38

0.061 Low

EPSS

Percentile

93.6%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the On-Screen Keyboard. The issue lies in the ability to send input to the On-Screen Keyboard from a low integrity process. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges and execute code under the context of the On-Screen Keyboard process.