CISA-confirmed known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2019-0803

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft · Win32k

Vulnerability details

Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability due to it failing to properly handle objects in memory causing privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode.

Added to CISA KEV: 2021-11-03

Ransomware campaign use: Known

CISA due date: 2022-05-03

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Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC

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