CVE-2019-1340
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows AppX Deployment Server that allows file...
CVE-2019-1340 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published October 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.13%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.13%EPSS, 66th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows AppX Deployment Server that allows file creation in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1322.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for 32-bit systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for arm64-based systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for x64-based systems
- microsoft windows server
- microsoft windows server, version 1903 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2019
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows AppX Deployment Server that allows file creation in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1322.
- Record
CVE-2019-1340- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows AppX Deployment Server that allows file creation in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1322.
- Record
CVE-2019-1340- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-9898No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows AppX Deployment Server that allows file creation in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1322.
- Record
EUVD-2019-9898- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6r9-m794-3hcjNo score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows AppX Deployment Server that allows file...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows AppX Deployment Server that allows file creation in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1322.
- Record
GHSA-r6r9-m794-3hcj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.