Description
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, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1215, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows | 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit System… | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server | version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | unspecified | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | unspecified | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | unspecified | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | unspecified | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- AppXSvc - Privilege Escalation EDB-47389 · local · Sep 16, 2019
GitHub 4 repositories
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padovah4ck/CVE-2019-1253 ★ 153 · Sep 11, 2019
Poc for CVE-2019-1253
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rogue-kdc/CVE-2019-1253 ★ 50 · Apr 10, 2019
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sgabe/CVE-2019-1253 ★ 19 · Sep 11, 2019
AppXSvc Arbitrary File Security Descriptor Overwrite EoP
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likekabin/CVE-2019-1253 ★ 0 · Sep 11, 2019
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.