CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2019-0803
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability due to it failing to properly handle objects in memory causing privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Win32k
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 45.2%
- Status
- kevransomware use
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability due to it failing to properly handle objects in memory causing privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-05-03.
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