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CVE-2016-0019

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.1)—
Severity8.1High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability12 %higher than 96% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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."

CVSS

Base score
8.1
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
12 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
96
Score date
10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Windows 10

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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