An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that ws2ifsl.sys (Winsock) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1253, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CISA KEV
listed 2021-11-03, due 2022-05-03, known ransomware use