CVE-2019-1253 — Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

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. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Server handles junctions.

Overview

7.8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Sep 10 2019

Last Updated Sep 10 2019

Publicly Disclosed Yes

CISA KEV Listed (added 2022-03-15)

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.11616 — 0.95496 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

Temporal Score: 7.0

EPSS Score

0.11616

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.95496 percentile - updated 2026-06-20

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Affected Products

18 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems	`4516068 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems	`4516068 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems	`4516066 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems	`4516066 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems	`4516066 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems	`4516058 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems	`4516058 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4516058 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`4512578 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`4512578 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4512578 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems	`4515384 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems	`4515384 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems	`4515384 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`4512578 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`4512578 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)	`4516058 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)	`4515384 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

5 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4516068`	Security Update	Yes
`4516066`	Security Update	Yes
`4516058`	Security Update	Yes
`4512578`	Security Update	Yes
`4515384`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Abdelhamid Naceri, Zak Rogness, Gábor Selján, @edwardzpeng ) of Qihoo 360 Core Security and Fangming Gu (@afang5472), Zero-Point Security Ltd, Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, Christian Danieli @padovah4ck

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD