CVE-2019-1132 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 9.8% (pctl 95)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-05.
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'.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.79% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-05 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-07-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-15 |
| Due | 2022-04-05 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Win32k |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 7 build 7601 (x86) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2019-07-26 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD