Important CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.01634 2019-12 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k handles objects in memory.

Overview

5.5
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
More Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Dec 10 2019
Last Updated Dec 10 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.01634 — 0.73194 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 5.0

EPSS Score

0.01634
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.73194 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

8 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems 4530684 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems 4530684 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems 4530684 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems 4565503 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems 4565503 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems 4565503 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 4530684 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation) 4565503 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes

Patches

2 patches
Article Type Restart
4530684 Security Update Yes
4565503 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Gil Dabah, Guopengfei from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi'anxin Group, Shiyan Peng (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) , Donghui Yu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)