CVE-2019-1132

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2019 at 02:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:27 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows 7Windows

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score9.9%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 9.9% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 96% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 15, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 5, 2022
1666 days overdue

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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