Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1132)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-15 · CVE-2019-1132
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. CISA added CVE-2019-1132 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 15, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Apr 5, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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