CVE-2019-0880
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls, aka 'Microsoft splwow64 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
INFO
Published Date :
July 15, 2019, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 30, 2025, 7:01 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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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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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0880
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-0880
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-0880 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-0880.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0880 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0880 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-0880 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-0880
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-0880 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-0880 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0880 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0880 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0880 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.37 }} -0.15%
score
0.79310
percentile