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CVE-2019-1064

CWE-59

High

89.1

RPS

Description

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.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
6.88%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Mar 2022
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-59
Published
12 Jun 2019
Last modified 29 Oct 2025

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CVE-2019-1064 · RPS 89.1 · DevSecure Intelligence