CVE•Published 2019-11-12•Modified 2026-08-12•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2019-1385Microsoft · Windows_10_1709

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 12% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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'.

Timeline

Published 2019-11-12

Modified 2026-08-12

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2019-1385

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · OS

os:"Windows 10 1709"

Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 10 1709.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2019-1385

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2019-1385