Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Microsoft Graphics Component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from user mode.</p>
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
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- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
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- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
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- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
From 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
From 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
From 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
From 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
From 6.3.0