Exploitation Summary
CVE-2009-1123 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 3, 2022.
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 does not properly validate changes to unspecified kernel objects, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Desktop Vulnerability."
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54940
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1123
Broken Link third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35372
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1544
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-025
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022359
Broken Link vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6206
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0517
EPSS Percentile
90.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2022-03-03
VulnCheck KEV
2016-08-04
InTheWild.io
2022-03-03
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2009-1124
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_vista
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(3 CPE variants)
Published
Jun 10, 2009
KEV Added
Mar 03, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026