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CVE-2019-1388

CVE detail

CVE-2019-1388

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'.

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 42.5KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 42.5

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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

11.0

2 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

6.5

2 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

25.0

Known exploited vulnerability present

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

2 source links · newest first

Veritas Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks Added to CISA ‘Must Patch’ ListSecurityWeek
CISO ordered federal agencies to patch Veritas Backup Exec vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attacks.
newswww.securityweek.comApr 10, 2023, 2:35 PM
CISA adds Veritas Backup Exec flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogSecurity Affairs
US CISA has added Veritas Backup Exec flaws, which were exploited in ransomware attacks, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the following five new issues to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: This week Mandiant researchers reported that an affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was observed […]
newssecurityaffairs.comApr 8, 2023, 10:15 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Nov 12, 2019

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Local. The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): Low. The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

1 stored signals · KEV present · 0 OTX pulses

KEVKEV
- cwes: CWE-269
- dueDate: 2023-04-28
- knownRansomwareCampaignUse: Known
- notes: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1388; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1388
- product: Windows
- requiredAction: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- shortDescription: Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing attackers to run processes in an elevated context.
- vendorProject: Microsoft
- vulnerabilityName: Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Observed Apr 7, 2023, 12:00 AM