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
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.
Yes. CVE-2019-1388 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 7 April 2023. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2019-1388?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 7 April 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1; Microsoft Windows 8.1; Microsoft Windows RT 8.1; Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903; and 4 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-1388?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2019-1388 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-1388?
Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
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