CVE-2019-0808 kev in the critical feed json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k…
published 2019-04-09 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-1563
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2021-11-03
- epss
- 53.3%
- EPSS 53.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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-2019-0797.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/local/ntusermndragover)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 5 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-05-03 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Microsoft, Win32k
- CISA name
- Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Patched
- 2019-03-12
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
53.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/local/ntusermndragover Microsoft Windows NtUserMNDragOver Local Privilege Elevation metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2019-03-12
- EDB-46604 Microsoft Windows 7/2008 - 'Win32k' Denial of Service (PoC) dos, 2019-03-26
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157616/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserMNDragOver-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Server
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0808
patch, vendor-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/157616/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserMNDragOver-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0808
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-0808
- NVD CVE-2019-0808
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