May 23, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2019-1385 — Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-05-23- Federal due date
2022-06-13- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 66.0th percentile (score 0.005, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1385
CISA short description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.