Microsoft Windows 10 < build 17763 - AppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalation Exploit

There exists a privilege escalation vulnerability for Windows 10 builds prior to build 17763. Due to the AppXSvc's improper handling of hard links, a user can gain full privileges over a SYSTEM-owned file. The user can then utilize the new file to execute code as SYSTEM. This Metasploit module...

AppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'AppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q There exists a privilege escalation vulnerability for Windows 10 builds prior to buil...

AppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalation

There exists a privilege escalation vulnerability for Windows 10 builds prior to build 17763. Due to the AppXSvc's improper handling of hard links, a user can gain full privileges over a SYSTEM-owned file. The user can then utilize the new file to execute code as SYSTEM. This module employs a...

CVE-2019-0841: AppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalation

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-2019-0730, CVE-2019-0731, CVE-2019-0796, CVE-2019-0805, CVE-2019-0836. Recent assessments:...