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CVE-2019-1388: Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2019-1388 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2023-04-07

Technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Certificate Dialog when it fails to properly enforce user privileges. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, R2 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Gold, 1803, 1903
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Timeline

  • 2019-11-14: disclosed: Initial analysis by NIST
  • 2023-04-07: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2023-04-07: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild in CISA KEV catalog

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