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CVE-2019-1385

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2019-11-12 Modified 2026-08-12 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.

Added to KEV
2022-05-23
Remediation due
2022-06-13
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1385
Status
Analyzed
Published
2019-11-12
Last modified
2026-08-12
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.1 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1709 • microsoft windows 10 1803 • microsoft windows 10 1809 • microsoft windows 10 1903 • microsoft windows server 2016 • microsoft windows server 2019

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References