Description
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'.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows | 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, 8.1 for 32-bit systems, 8.1 for x64-based systems, RT 8.1, 10 for 32-bit Systems, 10 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, 10 … | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server | 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation), 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation), 2012, 2012 (Core installation), 2012 R2, 2012 R2 (Core installation), 2016, 2… | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | unspecified | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | unspecified | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | unspecified | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | unspecified | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 6 repositories
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jas502n/CVE-2019-1388 ★ 193 · Nov 21, 2019
CVE-2019-1388 UAC提权 (nt authority\system)
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sv3nbeast/CVE-2019-1388 ★ 72 · Nov 27, 2019
guest→system（UAC手动提权）
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nobodyatall648/CVE-2019-1388 ★ 20 · May 5, 2021
CVE-2019-1388 Abuse UAC Windows Certificate Dialog
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suprise4u/CVE-2019-1388 ★ 7 · Jun 7, 2021
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Tafloh/CVE-2019-1388-Privilege-Escalation--2021- ★ 1 · Jul 22, 2026
CVE-2019-1388 Lab Analysis: Documented local privilege escalation via Windows UAC certificate dialogs on Windows 7.
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jaychouzzk/CVE-2019-1388 ★ 0 · Nov 21, 2019
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2023-0884 Microsoft Windows: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 10, 2023