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CVE-2019-1322

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 19.2%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles authentication requests, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1340.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
19.20% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 15 March 2022 · due 5 April 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 1803 · microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows 10 1903 · microsoft/windows server 1803 · microsoft/windows server 1903 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1322

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.