CVE-2019-0805

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to the LUAFV...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to the LUAFV driver (luafv.sys), aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0730, CVE-2019-0731, CVE-2019-0796, CVE-2019-0836, CVE-2019-0841.

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

2.79%Down 27.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-0805
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-345
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2019-0805
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-1561 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-1561
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f68p-qxcr-hw3p 7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to the LUAFV...

Record: GHSA-f68p-qxcr-hw3p
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-345
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows 10 1809 - LUAFV Delayed Virtualization Cache Manager Poisoning Privilege Escalation	2019-04-16

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-0805 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published April 9, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.79%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.