CVE-2019-0698
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows DHCP client when an attacker sends specially crafted DHCP responses to a client, aka 'Windows DHCP Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 62.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Windows DHCP client when an attacker sends specially crafted DHCP responses to a client, aka 'Windows DHCP Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0697, CVE-2019-0726.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 62.85% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 64.4% on 21 September 2026 to 62.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0698Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0698Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.