CVE-2019-1124

HIGH

Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 - Remote Code Execution in DirectWrite

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-1124. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes a memory corruption vulnerability in AFDKO's CFF Writer component, specifically in the `cfwSindexAssignSID()` function, which can be triggered by a malformed OpenType font file. The issue arises from out-of-bounds array access due to improper handling of special marker values in the Registry and Ordering fields.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that DirectWrite handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectWrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1117, CVE-2019-1118, CVE-2019-1119, CVE-2019-1120, CVE-2019-1121, CVE-2019-1122, CVE-2019-1123, CVE-2019-1127, CVE-2019-1128.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47103

The writeup describes a memory corruption vulnerability in AFDKO's CFF Writer component, specifically in the `cfwSindexAssignSID()` function, which can be triggered by a malformed OpenType font file. The issue arises from out-of-bounds array access due to improper handling of special marker values in the Registry and Ordering fields.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AFDKO (Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType) and Microsoft DirectWrite
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A malformed OpenType font file with crafted Registry and Ordering fields
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1842
EPSS Percentile 96.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (7)
microsoft/windows_10 1709
microsoft/windows_10 1803
microsoft/windows_10 1809
microsoft/windows_10 1903
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1803
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1903
microsoft/windows_server_2019
Published Jul 15, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026