CVE-2019-1129 (GCVE-0-2019-1129)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-29 14:13 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45
VLAI?
Summary
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-2019-1130.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| Microsoft | Windows |
Affected:
10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
Affected: 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems Affected: 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems Affected: 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems Affected: 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems |
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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