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CVE-2019-1215

Improper Privilege Management — is CVE-2019-1215real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

High · CVSS 7.8EPSS 19.4%CISA KEVCWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that ws2ifsl.sys (Winsock) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1253, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 2) — CVSS base score 7.8

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    Field note · Waleed AzizCurated

    Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~19%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Priya NairCurated

    Required action for Microsoft Windows: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Same weaknessCWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management.