CVE-2019-1362
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'.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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-2019-1364.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1362Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-868/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-869/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-966/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1362Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-868/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-869/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-966/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.