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CVE-2019-0553

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-0553 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) that improperly handles objects in memory, affecting Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers, and Windows Server 2019. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges, with a high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond its inclusion in a 2019 Patch Tuesday update.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1803CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1809CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0181 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (16)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2019-Jan/CVE-2019-0553Important

Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Jan 8, 2019

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0553
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106412
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry