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.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_10_1507 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_10_1607 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_10_1709 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_10_1803 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_10_1809 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_10_1903 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_7 | Microsoft | –sp1 (including) | –sp1 (including) |
| Windows_8.1 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_rt_8.1 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_1903 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2008 | Microsoft | –sp2 (including) | –sp2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2008 | Microsoft | r2-sp1 (including) | r2-sp1 (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | r2 (including) | r2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | 1803 (including) | 1803 (including) |
| Windows_server_2019 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1388
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-975/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1388
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-975/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1388