ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·5/23/2022
CVE-2019-0880 added to CISA KEV: Microsoft Windows
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2022-05-23
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date: 2022-06-13
Why this matters
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
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