← All CVEs

CVE-2009-1123

high · 7.8Actively exploited

On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Added 2022-03-03Remediation due 2022-03-24

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."

7.8
CVSS
4.9%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
92nd
EPSS percentile
2009-06-10
Published

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftwindows_2000all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2003all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2008all versions
microsoftwindows_vistaall versions
microsoftwindows_vistaall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2009-1123