Important CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.01661 2019-08 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.

Overview

5.5
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
N/A
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Aug 13 2019
Last Updated Aug 13 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.01661 — 0.74252 percentile
NVD CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
None
AVAILABILITY
None
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 5.0

EPSS Score

0.01661
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.74252 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
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Known Exploits

Acknowledgments