CVE-2019-1385
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited used in ransomware
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
3.6%
88.9th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2022-05-23 · patch by 2022-06-13
Weakness / dates
CWE-59
Published 2019-11-12 · modified 2026-08-12
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2019-11-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2022-05-23 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2022-06-13 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-08-12 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1385
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-979/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1385
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-979/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1385