CVE-2019-1385
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'.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
- Status
- Analyzed - secure@microsoft.com
- Published
- 2019-11-12
- Last modified
- 2026-08-12
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2022-05-23, action due 2022-06-13: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Affected products
- Version 1903 Server Core Installation (Microsoft)
- Windows (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 1709 (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 1803 (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 1809 (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 1903 (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems (Microsoft)
- Windows Server (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2016 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2019 (Microsoft)
References
- 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
