HIGH KEV
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'
Published Jul 29, 2019 ·Due Apr 5, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.79%
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'.
Affected products
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- Version 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Microsoft | Windows | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server | n/a |
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OR
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- r2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
Listed in CISA KEV KEV
Date Added
Mar 15, 2022
Patch Due
Apr 5, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
9.79% 0.09788
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09788
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 9.79% (0.09788) | 95.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.79% (0.09788) | 94.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 35.64% (0.35636) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 32.97% (0.32968) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 29.25% (0.29255) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 31.77% (0.31767) | 96.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.25% (0.35247) | 96.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.05% (0.39050) | 95.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 35.25% (0.35247) | 96.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 39.05% (0.39050) | 96.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 35.25% (0.35247) | 96.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 37.75% (0.37751) | 96.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 36.04% (0.36041) | 96.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 38.12% (0.38115) | 96.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 39.73% (0.39730) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 38.68% (0.38683) | 96.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 77.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 77.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 75.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 54.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 92.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 92.74th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 97.74th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1132 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1132 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jul 29, 2019
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Reserved Nov 26, 2018
Link CVE-2019-1132
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 7, 2025