CVE-2019-0960 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Win32k component, affecting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. It allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode by running a specially crafted application after logging onto the system. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), successful exploitation grants full control over the affected system, including data manipulation and account creation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV listing. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating low current attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.