CVE-2019-1132
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'.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS score
- 9.9% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added March 15, 2022
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2019-9708)
- Published
- July 15, 2019
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on March 15, 2022; federal remediation due April 5, 2022.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-9708 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1132(US Government Resource)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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