CVE-2019-1129
Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Jul 15, 2019 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1703
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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 15, 2019 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Mar 15, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Apr 5, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Apr 5, 2022
Affected
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1703version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1709version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1803version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2019-1129
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows AppXSVC improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2019-1129
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2019-1129
30-day exploitation probability 1.8%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2019-1129
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.
nvd.nist.gov