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CVE-2019-1362 — An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kerne

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1364.

CVSS

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EPSS

2.13% (top 16.00%)

CWE

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Published

2019-10-10T13:28:42.000Z

Last modified

2024-08-04T18:13:30.518Z

CVSS vector

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01What is this vulnerability?

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows	7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft	Windows Server	2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation), 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation), 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

CVE-2019-1364

Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

Published: 2019-10-10T13:28:42.000Z
Last modified: 2024-08-04T18:13:30.518Z

09References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1362
www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-869/
www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-868/
www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-966/

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