CVE-2019-0838
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Task Scheduler improperly discloses credentials to Windows Credential Manager, aka 'Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Task Scheduler improperly discloses credentials to Windows Credential Manager, aka 'Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0839.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.06% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 3.3% on 21 September 2026 to 2.1% on 27 October 2026.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0838Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0838Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.