HIGH KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Server improperly handles junctions.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'
Published Sep 11, 2019 ·Due Apr 5, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 11.62%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Server improperly handles junctions.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1215, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303.
Affected products
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- Version 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1703 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1709 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1803 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
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- Version 2019StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2019 (Core installation)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version version 1803 (Core Installation)StatusaffectedConstraints-
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154488/AppXSvc-17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1253 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1253 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154488/AppXSvc-17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1253 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1253 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Sep 11, 2019
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Reserved Nov 26, 2018
Link CVE-2019-1253
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 7, 2025