PT-2019-2722 · Microsoft · Windows Appx Deployment Server+1

Published 2019-07-09 · Updated 2025-04-03 · CVE-2019-1129

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of hard links by the Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC), which can lead to an elevation of privilege. This can potentially allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02658

CVE-2019-1129

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Appx Deployment Server

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1129 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1129 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1129 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1129 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02658 · Security Note
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · Note
• https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117674 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117673 · Telegram Post