CVE-2019-1322

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles authentication requests, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1340.

Published: 2019-10-10 Last update: 2025-10-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-1322 is rated Critical Active Threat (91.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.49%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-15) affecting Microsoft / Windows. Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +1.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2019-1322

Name: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-03-15

Action due: 2022-04-05

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-1322

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
47805 exploit_db edb 2019-12-30 Exploit-DB ↗
47684 exploit_db edb 2019-11-14 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-1322

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 34.86% 36.49% +1.63%
2 2026-03-01 36.49% 34.86% -1.63%
3 2026-02-23 36.49%

Full EPSS history (58 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-1322

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-1322

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-1322

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_10_1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1903 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1903 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1903 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_server_1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_1903 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-1322

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