CVE-2019-1132

HIGH KEV

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 - Elevation of Privilege in Win32k Component

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2019-1132 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 15, 2022. EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including ShivamTrivedi, Vlad-tri, petercc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets CVE-2021-1732, a Windows Win32k privilege escalation vulnerability. It manipulates menu objects and window handles to achieve arbitrary memory writes, ultimately executing shellcode to steal a SYSTEM token.

Description

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'.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by ShivamTrivedi · c++localwindows_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47176

This exploit targets CVE-2021-1732, a Windows Win32k privilege escalation vulnerability. It manipulates menu objects and window handles to achieve arbitrary memory writes, ultimately executing shellcode to steal a SYSTEM token.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows (Win32k.sys)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows 7/10 environment · Local access to the system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 61 stars
by Vlad-tri · local
https://github.com/Vlad-tri/CVE-2019-1132

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2019-1132, a Windows kernel privilege escalation vulnerability. The exploit leverages menu handling in win32k to achieve arbitrary code execution in kernel mode, ultimately stealing a SYSTEM token for local privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows 7 x86 (build 7601 with June 2019 patches)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable Windows 7 x86 system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by petercc · local
https://github.com/petercc/CVE-2019-1132

This is a functional exploit for CVE-2019-1132, a Windows win32k privilege escalation vulnerability. The code manipulates window and menu objects to achieve arbitrary memory writes, leading to token theft for SYSTEM privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Microsoft Windows (win32k.sys)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows 7 SP1 or other vulnerable versions · Local access to the system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
patchapalooza NO CODE
by Ascotbe · local
https://github.com/Ascotbe/Kernelhub

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.3652
EPSS Percentile 97.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-15
VulnCheck KEV 2019-07-09
InTheWild.io 2019-07-09
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2019-9708
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jul 15, 2019
KEV Added Mar 15, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026