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-2019-1129.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-1130 is rated Critical Active Threat (85.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.93%). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-05-23) affecting Microsoft / Windows. a weakness (CWE-59) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.
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: Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail
: 2022-05-23
: 2022-06-13
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 1.56% | 1.93% | +0.36% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 1.93% | 1.56% | -0.36% |
| 3 | 2025-11-08 | — | 1.93% | — |
Full EPSS history (34 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
1.8 | 5.9 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1703 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1703 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1709 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1709 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1709 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1130 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1130 | US Government Resource |