CVE-2019-0903: Microsoft GDI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on , 1,044 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 21.7%
EPSS score, percentile 97.6 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 8.8 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline . Apply updates per vendor instructions.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- 8.1 for 32-bit systems
- 8.1 for x64-based systems
- RT 8.1
- 10 for 32-bit Systems
and 22 more in the table below
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date for this action: .
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 |
| Affected | 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |
| Affected | 8.1 for 32-bit systems |
| Affected | 8.1 for x64-based systems |
| Affected | RT 8.1 |
| Affected | 10 for 32-bit Systems |
| Affected | 10 for x64-based Systems |
| Affected | 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems |
| Affected | 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems |
| Affected | 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems |
| Affected | 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems |
| Affected | 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems |
And 8 more version entries in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) |
| Affected | 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 |
| Affected | 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |
| Affected | 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) |
| Affected | 2012 |
| Affected | 2012 (Core installation) |
| Affected | 2012 R2 |
| Affected | 2012 R2 (Core installation) |
| Affected | 2016 |
| Affected | 2016 (Core installation) |
| Affected | version 1803 (Core Installation) |
| Affected | 2019 |
And 5 more version entries in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | unspecified |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | unspecified |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | unspecified |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | unspecified |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of .
- CISA added CVE-2019-0903 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 25 Mar 2022.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 15 Apr 2022.
- The CVE record was published on 16 May 2019, 1,044 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.7% (percentile 97.6), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory, aka 'GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
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| Added to CISA KEV | |
| CISA due date for the required action | |
| CVE record last updated |
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