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An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.\nThe update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.01045,"percentile":0.64426,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2019-08-14T20:55:03Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:27:59Z","products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 7"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 7 service pack 1"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2008  service pack 2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1 (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2008 r2 systems service pack 1"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2008 service pack 2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2008 service pack 2 (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_7"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2008"}],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1169","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1169"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4x8m-3wcx-gv8x"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2019-1169","title":"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. 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