CVE-2019-1132

high

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'.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-july-2019-patch-tuesday-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1132

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1132

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-07-15

Updated: 2025-10-22

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H