CVE-2019-1458
Microsoft Win32k: Privilege Escalation
As of , CVE-2019-1458 in Microsoft Win32k is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 10 January 2022
- US federal deadline
- 10 July 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Known
- EPSS score
- 0.74Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k EoP.
CISA's description
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'.
The CVE record's description, from microsoft
- CVE published
- 10 December 2019
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- CVSS
- 7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 48180).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: Microsoft Windows Uninitialized Variable Local Privilege Elevationexploit module, rank normal
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows - 'WizardOpium' Local Privilege EscalationEDB-ID 48180, 3 March 2020
Win32k: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-4113Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.87; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.87 | ||
| CVE-2018-8120Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.73; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.73 | ||
| CVE-2015-1701Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.56; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.56 | ||
| CVE-2018-8453Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.70; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.70 | ||
| CVE-2013-3660Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.39 | ||
| CVE-2022-21882Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.59 | 0.59 | ||
| CVE-2021-1732Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.78 | 0.78 | ||
| CVE-2019-0808Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.53 | 0.53 | ||
| CVE-2020-1054Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.54 | 0.54 | ||
| CVE-2016-7255Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.81 | 0.81 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org