Microsoft Windows Graphic Component Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CheckOps priority index

4.5/10 Patch within 7 days

Severity7.8

Probability0.6

Exploitation2/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 5.6% higher than 92.9% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:

Exploited for 1,358 days 14 Feb 2023

CISA due date 07 Mar 2023 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 2 / 5

KEV catalog (CISA)14 Feb 2023
Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)14 Feb 2023
Used by ransomwareno
EPSS above 10 %5.6%
No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft Office for UniversalWindows Server 2012 R2Windows 10 Version 1607Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft Office for AndroidWindows Server 2022Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft Office for iOSWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows 10 Version 1809Windows 11 version 22H2Windows 10 Version 20H2Windows 10 Version 1507Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Windows 11 version 21H2Windows Server 2016Windows

Affected versions

6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24116
16.0.1 <16.0.14326.21330
6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20821
10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5717
10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4010
16.0.1 <16.0.16130.20156
10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.1547
10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.2604
6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.21915
6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26366
2.0.0 <2.70.23021003
10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.2604

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

14 Feb 2023
Published
14 Feb 2023
Exploitation reported (ENISA)
14 Feb 2023
Added to the KEV catalog
07 Mar 2023
CISA remediation due date

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