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CVE-2019-0803
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2021-11-03. Federal due date: 2022-05-03.
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Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Microsoft Windows - 'Win32k' Local Privilege Escalation2019-05-15 · local · windows
Impact
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'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0685, CVE-2019-0859.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1507 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1607 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1703 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1709 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1803 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1809 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Rt 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 1709 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 1803 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions Version r2 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153034/Microsoft-Windows-Win32k-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0803
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153034/Microsoft-Windows-Win32k-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0803
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0803