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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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 10.0.10240.19926, 10.0.14393.5921, 6.0.6003.22070, 6.1.7601.26519, 6.2.9200.24266, and 1 more
- 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 use the Win32k kernel-mode driver are affected by this vulnerability. An attacker who can already run code on a vulnerable system could exploit it to gain higher, system-level privileges.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CVE published
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
From 10.0.10240.0 · fixed in 10.0.10240.19926
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.5921
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.5921
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.5921
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
From 6.0.6003.0 · fixed in 6.0.6003.22070
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
From 6.0.6003.0 · fixed in 6.0.6003.22070
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
From 6.0.6003.0 · fixed in 6.0.6003.22070
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
From 6.1.7601.0 · fixed in 6.1.7601.26519
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
From 6.1.7601.0 · fixed in 6.1.7601.26519
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
From 6.2.9200.0 · fixed in 6.2.9200.24266
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
From 6.2.9200.0 · fixed in 6.2.9200.24266
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
From 6.3.9600.0 · fixed in 6.3.9600.20969
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
From 6.3.9600.0 · fixed in 6.3.9600.20969