CVE-2019-1476
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.051 · 92 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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-2019-1483.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-47768AppXSvc 17763 - Arbitrary File Overwrite (DoS)PoC · exploit_db
- sgabe/CVE-2019-1476AppXSvc Arbitrary File Overwrite DoSPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (46)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlcnnvd
- https://crbug.com/901789cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1476cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155653/AppXSvc-17763-Arbitrary-File-Overwrite.htmlcnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1476cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1476cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-vulnerabilities-of-December-2019-31115cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47768cnnvd
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