THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-0785
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2019-0785

Windows Server 2012 vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
49.6%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP failover server, aka 'Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Server 2012
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-07-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 49.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-0785

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Server 2012 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-0785.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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