What is CVE-2019-10211?

CVE-2019-10211 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-10211?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-10211 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-10211

Postgresql Windows installer before versions 11.5, 10.10, 9.6.15, 9.5.19, 9.4.24 is vulnerable via bundled OpenSSL executing code from unprotected directory.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2019-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
PostgreSQL — versions all 11.x before 11.5, all 10.x before 10.10, all 9.6.x before 9.6.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.postgresql.org/about/news/1960/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10211?: CVE-2019-10211 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-10211?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10211 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.