Home › Exploited CVEs › CVE-2019-0797
CVE-2019-0797: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
2021-11-03added to KEV
2022-05-03federal remediation due date
1.89%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 78.7th percentile
7.8 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
939days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute code in kernel mode.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | — |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2019-04-09 (Analyzed) |
Original records: NVD · CISA KEV · JSON: /api/cve/CVE-2019-0797.json · all KEV CVEs
Kevscope: daily CISA KEV + EPSS datasetThe whole KEV catalog joined with daily EPSS and CVSS scores as CSV/Parquet, refreshed daily. Free to download.
Get the full file: Exploited Vulnerabilities Brief – September 2026 ($29): this month's KEV additions ranked by EPSS, ransomware use and due date, ready to hand to a patch team. Checkout by Polar.
Get the full file: Exploited Vulnerabilities Brief – September 2026 ($29): this month's KEV additions ranked by EPSS, ransomware use and due date, ready to hand to a patch team. Checkout by Polar.