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CVE-2019-1251

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectWrite improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka 'DirectWrite Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1244, CVE-2019-1245.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (+5)
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server: version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1251
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1251

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