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CVE-2019-1458

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
November 26, 2018
Published Date
December 10, 2019
Last Updated
February 07, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows, Windows Server
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Tags
windows cisa malware ransomware microsoft metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2020-03-11 08:30:14 UTC) Source
Used in Malware
Yes (added 2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1458 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156651/Microsoft-Windows-WizardOpium-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159569/Microsoft-Windows-Uninitialized-Variable-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/cve_2019_1458_wizardopium.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:40 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

cve_2019_1458_wizardopium

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2019-1458

rip1s/CVE-2019-1458

Type: github • Created: 2020-03-11 08:30:14 UTC • Stars: 135

CVE-2019-1458 Windows LPE Exploit

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Exploit Used in Malware

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit