Cyber Resilience

CVE-2019-1132

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD Exploited
Published
15 July 2019
Modified
29 October 2025
KEV Added
15 March 2022
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.098 95th percentile
Risk Priority 83 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2019-1132 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

The vulnerability CVE-2019-1132 is an elevation of privilege issue in Windows that occurs when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. It affects the Win32k component of the Windows operating system and is rated 7.8 under CVSS 3.1 with a local attack vector requiring low privileges and no user interaction.

An attacker with existing local access can exploit the flaw to achieve full elevation of privilege, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.

Microsoft security advisories provide guidance and patches for the issue, while the CISA known exploited vulnerabilities catalog confirms its inclusion due to observed real-world exploitation.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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'.

CWE(s)
KEV Date Added
15 March 2022

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 7
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References