Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k EoP.

cat cve-2019-1458.json

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Win32k
CVSS: 7.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 73.9%
Status: kevransomware use
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): July 10, 2022
Published: January 10, 2022
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1458

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka ’Win32k EoP.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-01-10. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-07-10.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.