CVE-2019-0880
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Jul 15, 2019 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1507
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
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Timeline
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Jul 15, 2019 · Catalog
Detected
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
May 23, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 13, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
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Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Jun 13, 2022
Affected
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1703version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1709version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-0880
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-0880
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-0880
30-day exploitation probability 2.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-0880
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls, aka 'Microsoft splwow64 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
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