CVE-2019-0703

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An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows SMB Server handles certain requests, aka 'Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0704, CVE-2019-0821.

Published: 2019-04-09 Last update: 2025-10-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-0703 is rated Critical Active Threat (80.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.23%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-05-23) affecting Microsoft / Windows. Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2019-0703

Name: Microsoft Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-05-23

Action due: 2022-06-13

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-0703

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-22 23.18% 19.23% -3.95%
2 2026-03-10 20.02% 23.18% +3.16%
3 2026-02-07 20.02%

Full EPSS history (28 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-0703

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-0703

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-0703

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_10_1507 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1507 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1703 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1703 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1709 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_1709 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-0703

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