Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in publication
- 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
Summary
Microsoft Windows systems that include the Win32k kernel-mode driver are affected by this vulnerability. An attacker who already has local access to a system could exploit it to gain higher privileges, such as SYSTEM-level control.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2
From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication