Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added March 15, 2022 • Due April 5, 2022 • CVE-2019-1129

Overdue Microsoft / Windows Known Ransomware Use CWE-59

Description

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.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1129

Additional Information

Catalog Version: 2025.01.24
Catalog Released: Jan. 24, 2025
Days Until Due: 0 days
Last Updated: 6 months ago