CRITICAL
Windows DHCP Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Aug 14, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.97%
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows DHCP client when an attacker sends specially crafted DHCP responses to a client. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code on the client machine. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send specially crafted DHCP responses to a client. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DHCP clients handle certain DHCP responses.
Affected products
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- Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Defaultn/a
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL CVE.org
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
Exploit Maturity Proof of Concept
1 other source (NVD) ▾
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.97% 0.03968
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03968
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
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| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.97% (0.03968) | 90.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.97% (0.03968) | 89.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 16.74% (0.16743) | 94.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.89% (0.12890) | 93.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 36.75% (0.36754) | 95.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.89% (0.12890) | 93.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 84.09% (0.84093) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 88.92% (0.88925) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 90.18% (0.90175) | 98.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 90.39% (0.90391) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 89.19% (0.89193) | 98.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 90.83% (0.90833) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 89.00% (0.89002) | 98.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 90.20% (0.90196) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 90.95% (0.90954) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 89.16% (0.89157) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 88.24% (0.88239) | 98.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.26% (0.15261) | 95.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2023 | 15.26% (0.15261) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 12.16% (0.12157) | 94.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 7, 2022 | 11.24% (0.11245) | 94.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.44% (0.10443) | 94.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 37.71% (0.37706) | 97.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 27.94% (0.27938) | 96.43th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 27.94% (0.27938) | 96.39th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 7.95% (0.07953) | 92.48th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 7.95% (0.07953) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0736 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0736 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 14, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Nov 26, 2018
Link CVE-2019-0736
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a