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CVE-2019-1253

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2019-09-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Server improperly handles junctions.

Added to KEV
2022-03-15
Remediation due
2022-04-05
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1253
Status
Analyzed
Published
2019-09-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-59

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 configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1703 • microsoft windows 10 1709 • microsoft windows 10 1803 • microsoft windows 10 1809 • microsoft windows 10 1903 • microsoft windows server 1803 • microsoft windows server 1903 • microsoft windows server 2019

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References