CVE-2019-0552
An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM Desktop Broker, aka "Windows COM Elevation of...
An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM Desktop Broker, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM Desktop Broker, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
CVE-2019-0552- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM Desktop Broker, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
CVE-2019-0552- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-1322 No score
An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM Desktop Broker, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
EUVD-2019-1322- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxxj-78qm-2x3m
An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM Desktop Broker, aka "Windows COM Elevation of...
An elevation of privilege exists in Windows COM Desktop Broker, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
GHSA-vxxj-78qm-2x3m- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows 10 - COM Desktop Broker Privilege Escalation | 2019-01-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-0552 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 10, published January 8, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.