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CVE-2019-1132: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-15
• EPSS: 9.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17

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

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows Server: 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation), 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation), 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (+2)

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1132

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