{"id":"CVE-2019-1132","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-1132","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T04:40:25.592Z","title":"Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","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'.","published":"2019-07-15T19:15:21.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:27:54.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows server 2008"],"epss":{"score":0.09867,"percentile":0.9555,"date":"2026-10-28","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-15","dueDate":"2022-04-05","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1132"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-07-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47176,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows 7 build 7601 (x86) - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47176","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows_x86/local/47176.cpp","file":"exploits/windows_x86/local/47176.cpp","published":"2019-07-26","added":"2019-07-26","updated":"2019-07-26","author":"ShivamTrivedi","type":"local","platform":"windows_x86","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-1132"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/Vlad-tri/CVE-2019-1132/blob/4064d5ee1275197175f786b6c8c66ea4d3a6c9cc/main.cpp"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1132","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1132","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}