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KEV · Actively exploited

CVE-2019-1458

HIGH 7.8 KEV

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'.

Attack vector : Local No user interaction
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS 73.86% exploit likely percentile 99.4%

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-01-10
Remediation deadline
2022-07-10
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware
Yes, known ransomware campaign

OS versions that fix this CVE

This CVE is resolved by the following OS security releases. Update the OS to at least the listed version.

View on NVD ↗ CISA KEV catalog ↗ Advisory · portal.msrc.microsoft.com