Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-1132
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'.
EPSS: 0.365 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows — versions 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows Server — versions 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
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- Vlad-tri/CVE-2019-1132
- petercc/CVE-2019-1132
- 0xT11/CVE-POC
- 0xcyberpj/windows-exploitation
- 0xpetros/windows-privilage-escalation
- 20142995/sectool
- Cruxer8Mech/Idk
- ExpLife0011/awesome-windows-kernel-security-development
- FULLSHADE/WindowsExploitationResources
- MustafaNafizDurukan/WindowsKernelExploitationResources
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1132?
- CVE-2019-1132 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. Published 2019-07-29.
- Is CVE-2019-1132 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2019-1132 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.