Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-0685
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-2019-0803, CVE-2019-0859.
EPSS: 0.016 (74.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows — versions 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
- Microsoft Windows Server — versions 2016, 2016 (Core installation), version 1709 (Core Installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1709, 1803
- Microsoft Windows_server_2019
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0685?
- CVE-2019-0685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0685?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0685 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.