CVE-2019-1253

high

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.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/contileaks-chats-reveal-over-30-vulnerabilities-used-by-conti-ransomware-affiliates

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-september-2019-patch-tuesday-tenable-roundup

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1253

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154488/AppXSvc-17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434-Privilege-Escalation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-09-11

Updated: 2024-07-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High