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CVE-2016-0019

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service implementation in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and establish sessions for blank-password accounts via a modified RDP client, aka "Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Security Bypass Vulnerability."

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

12.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days
96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-254 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2016-0161Medium6.569%--
CVE-2016-2296Critical9.464%--
CVE-2015-1793Medium6.562%-Fix
CVE-2016-2118High7.537%-Fix
CVE-2016-3238High8.135%--
CVE-2016-3198Medium6.532%--

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2016-0019?

No published fix for CVE-2016-0019 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2016-0019 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2016-0019 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 12.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2016-0019?

CVE-2016-0019 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.