CVE-2019-1064 - Microsoft Windows
AI Vulnerability ContextAn 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 specia...
Overview
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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.
Vulnerability status
How serious this vulnerability is and whether it is known to be exploited.
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-1064
- Vendor/project
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- Vulnerability name
- Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2022-03-15
- Due date
- 2022-04-05
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Known
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
Exploit context
What the vulnerability is about.
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.
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