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Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Win32k fails to properly handle objects in memory causing privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode. CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Source reference: kev:CVE-2019-0859

Win32k

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Related CVEs
CVE-2019-0859

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