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    CVE-2019-1458

    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'.

    Published:Dec 10, 2019
    Last Modified:Oct 29, 2025
    EPS:Dec 10, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.92655
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    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'.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jul 10, 2022
    1524 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jan 10, 2022
    1705 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1507
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1607
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Rt 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2012
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2016

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156651/Microsoft-Windows-WizardOpium-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159569/Microsoft-Windows-Uninitialized-Variable-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156651/Microsoft-Windows-WizardOpium-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159569/Microsoft-Windows-Uninitialized-Variable-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48180https://github.com/Eternit7/CVE-2019-1458https://github.com/piotrflorczyk/cve-2019-1458_POChttps://github.com/rip1s/CVE-2019-1458

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High