CVE-2009-1123

HIGH KEV

Microsoft Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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
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, 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