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Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2022-03-15
Remediation due
2022-04-05
Ransomware
Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1064

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could then install programs; view, change or delete data. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows AppX Deployment Service handles hard links.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1703
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1803
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
10.0.17763.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019
10.0.17763.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
10.0.17763.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607
10.0.14393.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
10.0.14393.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
10.0.14393.0 to <publication

References

2 Links

Record Details

Published
2019-06-12
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Credited to
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