CVE-2019-1132
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to...
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'.
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
7.8
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'.
- Record
CVE-2019-1132- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.8
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'.
- Record
CVE-2019-1132- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-9708
7.8
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'.
- Record
EUVD-2019-9708- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjj5-qcfr-vxxf
7.8
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to...
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'.
- Record
GHSA-wjj5-qcfr-vxxf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory.
- Record
CVE-2019-1132- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows 7 build 7601 (x86) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2019-07-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | Vlad-tri/CVE-2019-1132 | 2019-07-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | petercc/CVE-2019-1132 | 2019-07-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-1132 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Win32k, published July 15, 2019. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 15, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 15, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.87%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.