---
id: CVE-2019-1130
title: >-
  An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows AppX Deployment
  Service (AppXSVC) improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Elevation of
  Privilege Vulnerability'
summary: >-
  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.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
  - CWE-59
vendor: microsoft
product: windows_10_1507
affected:
  - windows_10_1507
  - windows_10_1607
  - windows_10_1703
  - windows_10_1709
  - windows_10_1803
  - windows_10_1809
  - windows_10_1903
  - windows_8.1
  - windows_rt_8.1
  - windows_server_1803
  - windows_server_1903
  - windows_server_2012
  - windows_server_2012 = r2
  - windows_server_2016
  - windows_server_2019
published: '2019-07-15'
updated: '2026-08-12'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1130'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1130
    label: secure@microsoft.com
  - url: >-
      https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1130
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1130
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - kev
  - in-the-wild
epss: 0.02284
epssPercentile: 0.82227
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2022-05-23'
kevDueDate: '2022-06-13'
kevRansomware: true
exploited: true
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-08-12T05:52:07.171Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `windows_10_1507`
- `windows_10_1607`
- `windows_10_1703`
- `windows_10_1709`
- `windows_10_1803`
- `windows_10_1809`
- `windows_10_1903`
- `windows_8.1`
- `windows_rt_8.1`
- `windows_server_1803`
- `windows_server_1903`
- `windows_server_2012`
- `windows_server_2012 = r2`
- `windows_server_2016`
- `windows_server_2019`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.