CVE-2019-1064

Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Mar 2022
  • Used in ransomware campaigns

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.

Key facts

Published
12 Jun 2019
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
microsoft
KEV added
15 Mar 2022
KEV fix due
5 Apr 2022
Used in ransomware
Yes, according to CISA
EPSS
6.886% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 94.167% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (microsoft)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1703
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1803
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
  • 10.0.17763.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019
  • 10.0.17763.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • 10.0.17763.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • 10.0.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607
  • 10.0.14393.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
  • 10.0.14393.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • 10.0.14393.0 up to but excluding publication (affected)

Timeline

  1. 12 Jun 2019 Published
  2. 15 Mar 2022 CVE-2019-1064 added to CISA KEV
  3. 15 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References