Attacker Value
Very High
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
High
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2019-1130

Disclosure Date: July 15, 2019
Exploited in the Wild
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Privilege Escalation
Techniques
Validation
Validated

Description

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-2019-1129.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    Very High
  • Exploitability
    High
Technical Analysis

Recent reports on ransomware actors’ activity in 2022 abusing vulnerabilities during their attacks marked this particular vulnerability as being used. Once inside the network of a victim, this particular vulnerability can be used to elevate privileges and execute code under administrative rights.

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • microsoft

Products

  • windows 10 -,
  • windows 10 1607,
  • windows 10 1703,
  • windows 10 1709,
  • windows 10 1803,
  • windows 10 1809,
  • windows 10 1903,
  • windows 8.1 -,
  • windows rt 8.1 -,
  • windows server 2012 -,
  • windows server 2012 r2,
  • windows server 2016 -,
  • windows server 2016 1803,
  • windows server 2016 1903,
  • windows server 2019 -

Exploited in the Wild

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Additional Info

Technical Analysis