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CVE-2019-0841

CVE-2019-0841HIGH

Microsoft Windows

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .4140   98.6   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions                              Fixed
  Windows         10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems –  —
  Windows Server  version 1709  (Core Installation) –   —

TIMELINE
  Nov 26  Reserved by microsoft
  Apr 9   Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Mar 15  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-05

CWE-59 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · KEV due April 5, 2022

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
November 26, 2018	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
April 9, 2019	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
March 15, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-05

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Microsoft	Windows	—	10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems	—
Microsoft	Windows Server	—	version 1709 (Core Installation)	—

Weaknesses

CWE-59

References (9)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152463/Microsoft-Windows-AppX-Deployment-Service-Privilege-Escalation.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153009/Internet-Explorer-JavaScript-Privilege-Escalation.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153114/Microsoft-Windows-AppX-Deployment-Service-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153215/Microsoft-Windows-AppX-Deployment-Service-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153642/AppXSvc-Hard-Link-Privilege-Escalation.html [x_refsource_MISC]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0841 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0841 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46683/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-360/ [x_refsource_MISC]

Authoritative record: CVE-2019-0841 at cve.org

Vendors: microsoft

Weaknesses: CWE-59

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