Is CVE-2019-0948 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-0948 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-0948?

CVE-2019-0948 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-0948?

CVE-2019-0948 has an EPSS score of 12.67% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-0948

MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) when it improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could create a file containing specially crafted XML content and convince an authenticated user to import the file. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that the Event Viewer parses XML input.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

12.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

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

References

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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 2025-05-20.