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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-0841

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows AppXSVC improperly handles hard links. An attacker who
Published: Mar 15, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows AppXSVC improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service allows attackers to execute processes with elevated privileges through improper hard link handling. This critical flaw affects Windows systems and requires local access to exploit.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تؤثر هذه الثغرة على خدمة نشر تطبيقات Windows AppX حيث تفشل في التعامل الصحيح مع الروابط الثابتة. يمكن لمهاجم محلي استغلال هذا الضعف لتنفيذ كود بامتيازات مرتفعة وتحقيق السيطرة الكاملة على النظام.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة تصعيد امتيازات في خدمة نشر تطبيقات Windows AppX تسمح للمهاجمين بتنفيذ العمليات برمز مرتفع من خلال معالجة غير صحيحة للروابط الثابتة. يؤثر هذا العيب الحرج على أنظمة Windows ويتطلب وصول محلي للاستغلال.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 28, 2026 10:00
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom healthcare energy
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates immediately. Update Windows to the latest patched version addressing CVE-2019-0841. Restrict local access to systems and implement principle of least privilege. Monitor for suspicious AppXSVC activity and hard link creation attempts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تحديثات أمان Microsoft فوراً. تحديث Windows إلى أحدث إصدار مصحح يعالج CVE-2019-0841. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة وتطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز. مراقبة نشاط AppXSVC المريب ومحاولات إنشاء روابط ثابتة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2 AC-3 AC-6
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.2.1 A.9.2.5 A.9.4.3
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Windows
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS82.65%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-04-05
Published 2022-03-15
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited ransomware
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