An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Server improperly handles junctions.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1215, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303.
Use CWE-59, Microsoft vendor hub and Windows 10 1703 product page to widen CVE-2019-1253 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2019-1315, CVE-2019-1215 and CVE-2019-1214 for nearby disclosures in the same product family. Additional editorial context is available in Weekly Security Roundup: Navigating the April 2026 Threat Landscape and Critical Framework Exploits.