CVE-2019-1253

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published9/11/2019

Last Modified10/29/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows AppX Deployment Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-15

Remediation Due Date2022-04-05

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10_1703microsoft:windows_10_1709microsoft:windows_10_1803microsoft:windows_10_1809microsoft:windows_10_1903microsoft:windows_server_1803microsoft:windows_server_1903microsoft:windows_server_2019

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154488/AppXSvc-17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434-Privilege-Escalation.html(secure@microsoft.com)

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1253(secure@microsoft.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154488/AppXSvc-17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434-Privilege-Escalation.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1253(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1253(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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