HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'
Published Oct 10, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.88%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1362.
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
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.88% 0.02876
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02876
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02876) | 86.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02685) | 83.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 6.19% (0.06189) | 90.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.88% (0.02878) | 85.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 6.19% (0.06189) | 90.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 8.04% (0.08038) | 91.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.94% (0.06939) | 90.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.15% (0.18154) | 92.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.94% (0.06939) | 90.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 23.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 21.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.91% (0.01909) | 77.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.91% (0.01909) | 77.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.91% (0.01909) | 75.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.91% (0.01909) | 54.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 24.37% (0.24372) | 95.46th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 24.37% (0.24372) | 95.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 24.37% (0.24372) | 98.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 24.37% (0.24372) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154797/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-TTF-Font-Processing-win32k-ulClearTypeFilter-Pool-Corruption.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1364 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154797/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-TTF-Font-Processing-win32k-ulClearTypeFilter-Pool-Corruption.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1364 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 10, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Nov 26, 2018
Link CVE-2019-1364
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a