CVE-2019-1362 Privilege escalation in Windows
Attackers can gain elevated privileges on Windows systems due to improper memory handling in the kernel-mode driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1362?
CVE-2019-1362 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1364.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1362?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1362?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwp7-fqpw-fwvh.