CVE-2019-0841

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.414 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 9 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

41.4% (99th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

29 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu

added 2022-03-15remediate by 2022-04-05

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.16.8mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USprimaryCWE-264US

exploits (9)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-47128Microsoft Windows 10 < build 17763 - AppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
exploit/windows/local/appxsvc_hard_link_privescAppXSvc Hard Link Privilege Escalationfunctional · metasploit
EDB-46683Microsoft Windows - AppX Deployment Service Privilege EscalationPoC · exploit_db
EDB-46938Microsoft Windows - AppX Deployment Service Local Privilege Escalation (2)PoC · exploit_db
EDB-46976Microsoft Windows - AppX Deployment Service Local Privilege Escalation (3)PoC · exploit_db
0x00-0x00/CVE-2019-0841-BYPASSA fully automatic CVE-2019-0841 bypass targeting all versions of Edge in Windows 10.PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (29)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows≤ 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server≤ 2019 (Core installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server≤ version 1709 (Core Installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server≤ 2019enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server≤ version 1803 (Core Installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1703all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1709all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1803all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 1809all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 1709 (Server Core Installation)all versionsfstec_bduRU

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2019-04-09modified 2026-06-17

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references (36)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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