CVE-2019-0880 — Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2019-0880: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows |
| Date added | 2022-05-23 |
| Due date | 2022-06-13 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0880
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0880
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog