CVE-2010-1889 | Windows - Kernel Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A double free vulnerability in the Windows kernel allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. This vulnerability is related to object initialization during error handling and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges."

Anticipated Attack Path

1. Initial exploitation of the double free vulnerability
2. Elevation of privileges to execute arbitrary code
3. Potential lateral movement and further exploitation

Am I Vulnerable?

Verify the presence of the vulnerability in the Windows kernel
Check for any suspicious activity related to the exploitation of this vulnerability
Apply the patch from Microsoft to remediate the vulnerability

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service

Target Asset ntoskrnl.exe

Standard Path C:\Windows\System32

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: ntoskrnl.exe (Service)
$Targets = 'ntoskrnl.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}