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CVE-2019-0859

Microsoft Win32k
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0415   90.6   YES
AFFECTED
  Product         Versions                                                            Fixed
  Windows         7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 –                               —
  Windows Server  2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) –  —
TIMELINE
  Nov 26  Reserved by microsoft
  Apr 9   Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03
CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

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-2019-0685, CVE-2019-0803.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
November 26, 2018ReservedReserved by microsoft
April 9, 2019PublishedPublished (CNA: microsoft)
November 3, 2021KEV ADDEDAdded to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
MicrosoftWindows—7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1—
MicrosoftWindows Server—2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)—

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2019-0859 at cve.org

Vendors: microsoft

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2019-0859 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.