CVE-2019-0841 — Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could then install programs; view, change or delete data. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows AppX Deployment Service handles hard links.

Overview

6.8

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Apr 9 2019

Last Updated Apr 9 2019

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Listed (added 2022-03-15)

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.41667 — 0.98502 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

Required

SCOPE

Unchanged

Temporal Score: 6.1

EPSS Score

0.41667

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.98502 percentile - updated 2026-06-20

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Affected Products

15 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems	`4493474 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems	`4493474 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems	`4493441 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems	`4493441 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems	`4493441 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems	`4493464 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems	`4493464 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4493464 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`4493509 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`4493509 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4493509 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`4493509 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`4493509 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)	`4493441 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)	`4493464 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

4 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4493474`	Security Update	Yes
`4493441`	Security Update	Yes
`4493464`	Security Update	Yes
`4493509`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab, Nabeel Ahmed of Dimension Data Belgium, Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, ShiQin of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD