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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-0903

Microsoft GDI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 16, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI)

Patch now

CVE-2019-0903 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
21.71%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1703 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1709 · vendor Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI)

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • 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 Graphics Device Interface (GDI)version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-0903

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-0903 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 21.71%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 16, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-0903

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-0903

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-0903

    30-day exploitation probability 21.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-0903

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory, aka 'GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-0903

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.