May 23, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2019-1130 — Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-05-23- Federal due date
2022-06-13- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 82.3th percentile (score 0.023, as of
2026-09-16) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1130
CISA short description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) improperly handles hard links.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
NVD description
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.