Attacker Value
Very High
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
Very High
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2019-1388

Disclosure Date: November 12, 2019
Exploited in the Wild
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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’.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    Very High
  • Exploitability
    Very High
Technical Analysis

Given the video showing how to take advantage of this vulnerability: https://youtu.be/3BQKpPNlTSo, this seems like an really easy way to do privilege escalation. Full blog here: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2019/11/19/thanksgiving-treat-easy-as-pie-windows-7-secure-desktop-escalation-of-privilege

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

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