Important CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.0964 ⚠️ Exploited in the wild 2019-03 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows SMB Server handles certain requests. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could craft a special packet, which could lead to information disclosure from the server. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to be able to authenticate and send SMB messages to an impacted Windows SMB Server The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows SMB Server handles authenticated requests.

Overview

6.5
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Exploitation Detected
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Mar 12 2019
Last Updated Mar 12 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Listed (added 2022-05-23)
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.0964 — 0.94873 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 5.9

EPSS Score

0.0964
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.94873 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

38 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 4489872 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 4489872 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 4489882 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 4489882 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 4489871 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 4489871 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 4489886 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems 4489886 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 4489886 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 4489868 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 4489868 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 4489868 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 4489899 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 4489899 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 4489899 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows RT 8.1 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 4489891 (Monthly Rollup) 4489884 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 4489891 (Monthly Rollup) 4489884 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 (Security Only) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2016 4489882 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 4489882 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2019 4489899 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 4489899 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 4489886 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 4489868 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes

Patches

11 patches
Article Type Restart
4489872 Security Update Yes
4489882 Security Update Yes
4489871 Security Update Yes
4489886 Security Update Yes
4489868 Security Update Yes
4489899 Security Update Yes
4489878 (Monthly Rollup) 4489885 Monthly Rollup Yes
4489881 (Monthly Rollup) 4489883 Monthly Rollup Yes
4489881 Monthly Rollup Yes
4489880 (Monthly Rollup) 4489876 Monthly Rollup Yes
4489891 (Monthly Rollup) 4489884 Monthly Rollup Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Symantec, Andrew Burkhardt of MSRC Vulnerabilities & Mitigations Team