CVE-2019-1388
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Improper privilege management · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
7.8CVSS HIGH exploited ransomware
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Known use in ransomware campaigns. Added to KEV 2023-04-07. US federal agencies must patch by 2023-04-28.
Summary
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'.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)9%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1388 ↗