CVE-2019-1458

high-risk
Published 2019-12-10

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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92.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 8% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (13)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (7)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156651/Microsoft-Windows-WizardOpium-Local-...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159569/Microsoft-Windows-Uninitialized-Vari...
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1458
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156651/Microsoft-Windows-WizardOpium-Local-...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159569/Microsoft-Windows-Uninitialized-Vari...
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1458
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate