CVE-2019-1215 — Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Known ransomware use CISA KEV listed Added November 3, 2021 Remediate by May 3, 2022

Description

Microsoft Windows contains an unspecified vulnerability due to the way ws2ifsl.sys (Winsock) handles objects in memory, allowing for privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute code with elevated privileges.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1215

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