Microsoft Windows is prone to local privilege-escalation vulnerability. CVE-2019-0859 has been assigned to track this vulnerability. This privilege escalation vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. Vulnerability Details: The vulnerability exists when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode, … Continue reading “Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability”
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Win32k Elevation of Privilege : CVE-2018-8120
A null pointer deference vulnerability in Win32k.sys has been disclosed to Microsoft. CVE-2018-8120 has been assigned to track this vulnerability. The attacker needs to be able to execute a crafted application on the target machine to be able to exploit this vulnerability. Upon successful exploitation the attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution with system level … Continue reading “Win32k Elevation of Privilege : CVE-2018-8120”