Findings

CVE-2019-1388

Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Nov 12, 2019 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1507

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'.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 12, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    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'.

  2. Apr 7, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 28, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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'.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Apr 28, 2023

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1709version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1803version unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2019-1388

    Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing attackers to run processes in an elevated context.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2019-1388

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2019-1388

    30-day exploitation probability 8.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-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'.

    nvd.nist.gov

References