CVE-2019-1253

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-1253
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-09-11 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.116160000 probability, percentile 0.955790000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-15; due 2022-04-05; ransomware use Known

Problem Types: CWE-59

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductWindows
NameMicrosoft Windows AppX Deployment Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1253

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1253 MISC portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
AppXSvc 17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434 Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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