April 7, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2019-1388 Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-04-07- Federal due date
2023-04-28- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 95.1th percentile (score 0.086, as of
2026-11-06) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1388
CISA short description
Microsoft Windows Certificate Dialog contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing attackers to run processes in an elevated context.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.