Is CVE-2019-0803 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2019-0803 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-0803?

CVE-2019-0803 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-0803?

CVE-2019-0803 has an EPSS score of 45.23% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-0803

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0685, CVE-2019-0859.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

45.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-29.