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CVE-2019-0880: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2019-0880 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-23

Technologies: Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows splwow64.exe executable due to improper handling of certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could elevate their privileges from low-integrity to medium-integrity on an affected system.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803, 1903
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Timeline

  • 2019-07-16: disclosed: Initial analysis by NIST and CVSS scoring.
  • 2022-05-23: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
  • 2022-05-23: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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