{"id":"CVE-2019-1385","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-1385","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:43:40.098Z","title":"Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","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'.","published":"2019-11-12T19:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-12T05:17:24.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1709","microsoft/windows 10 1803","microsoft/windows 10 1809","microsoft/windows 10 1903","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.03604,"percentile":0.89409,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-05-23","dueDate":"2022-06-13","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1385"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1385","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-979/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1385","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-979/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1385","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1385","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}