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Win32k

As of , 25 Microsoft Win32k vulnerabilities are on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities, 11 of them used in ransomware campaigns; 0 were added in 2026. Patch first: CVE-2014-4113.

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#VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
1CVE-2014-4113Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.87; verified Exploit-DB entry0.87
2CVE-2018-8120Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.73; verified Exploit-DB entry0.73
3CVE-2015-1701Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.56; verified Exploit-DB entry0.56
4CVE-2018-8453Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.70; verified Exploit-DB entry0.70
5CVE-2013-3660Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry0.39
6CVE-2022-21882Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.590.59
7CVE-2019-1458Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.740.74
8CVE-2021-1732Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.780.78
9CVE-2019-0808Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.530.53
10CVE-2020-1054Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.540.54
11CVE-2016-7255Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.810.81
12CVE-2019-0803Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use0.45
13CVE-2015-2546Memory CorruptionMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use0.10
14CVE-2016-0167Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use0.06
15CVE-2019-0859Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch this weekRansomware use0.04
16CVE-2023-29336Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.41
17CVE-2016-0165Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.14
18CVE-2015-2360Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.15
19CVE-2019-1132Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.10
20CVE-2017-0263Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.10
21CVE-2021-28310Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.08
22CVE-2018-8589Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.03
23CVE-2019-0797Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.02
24CVE-2021-40450Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.02
25CVE-2021-41357Privilege EscalationMicrosoft Win32kPatch soon0.02

Added each year

510152021: 9920212022: 141420222023: 2220232024: nonenone20242025: nonenone20252026: nonenone2026
Entries CISA added each year, removed ones included. Source: CISA KEV.
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Periodentries added
20219
202214
20232
2024none
2025none
2026none

Used in ransomware

Changes CISA made to these entries

  1. CVE-2019-0859 Microsoft Win32kRansomware use: Unknown to Known.
  2. CVE-2016-7255 Microsoft Win32kRansomware use: Unknown to Known.
  3. CVE-2022-21882 Microsoft Win32kRansomware use: Unknown to Known.
  4. CVE-2019-0803 Microsoft Win32kRansomware use: Unknown to Known.

Every change we recorded