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CVE-2019-1129: Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-15
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1130.

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation Windows 10 1703: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1709: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1803: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1903: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 1803: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 1903: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (+5)
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server: version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1129
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1129
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1129

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