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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) |
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Timeline
- 12 Jun 2019 Published
- 15 Mar 2022 CVE-2019-1064 added to CISA KEV
- 15 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue