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CVE-2019-1388

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2019-11-12 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing attackers to run processes in an elevated context.

Added to KEV: 2023-04-07
Remediation due: 2023-04-28
Ransomware use: Known
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1388; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1388

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2019-11-12
Last modified: 2026-06-17
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]): 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-269

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Certificate Dialog when it does not properly enforce user privileges, aka 'Windows Certificate Dialog Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1507 • microsoft windows 10 1607 • microsoft windows 10 1709 • microsoft windows 10 1803 • microsoft windows 10 1809 • microsoft windows 10 1903 • microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows rt 8.1 • microsoft windows server 1903 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows server 2012 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows server 2016 • microsoft windows server 2016 1803 • microsoft windows server 2019

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness

References