CVE-2019-0543 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability caused by improper handling of authentication requests in Microsoft Windows. Affected products include Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows 10 Servers. The vulnerability was addressed in Microsoft's January 2019 security updates and was subsequently identified among privilege-escalation vulnerabilities reportedly used by Conti and its affiliates.
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A Microsoft Windows privilege escalation vulnerability used in Conti's post-exploitation activities.
A privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows.
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Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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