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New win32k zero day: CVE-2019

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()3 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2018-8453
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Flaw in Windows 7-10 and Windows Server (CVE-2018-8453)
7.870%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2018-8589
Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Win32k (Windows 7 / Server 2008)
7.83%KEV
KEV
CVE-2018-8611
Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Kernel Exploited in the Wild
7.84%KEV
KEV
CVE-2019-0859
+1 related CVE
Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Win32k on Windows
7.84%KEVRansomware
KEV

From the original article

3 min read at securelist.com

In March 2019, our automatic Exploit Prevention (EP) systems detected an attempt to exploit a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system. Further analysis of this event led to us discovering a zero-day vulnerability in win32k. sys.

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By @Securelist · securelist.com

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