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CVE-2019-0797
Microsoft Win32k
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0189 78.9 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Windows Server 2012 – —
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems – —
TIMELINE
Nov 26 Reserved by microsoft
Apr 9 Published (CNA: microsoft)
Nov 3 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03
Description
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'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0808.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| November 26, 2018 | Reserved | Reserved by microsoft |
| April 9, 2019 | Published | Published (CNA: microsoft) |
| November 3, 2021 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03 |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Microsoft | Windows Server | — | 2012 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows | — | 8.1 for 32-bit systems | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2019-0797 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, October 7, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.