Guidance Software EnCase 5.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a malformed file, related to "EnCase's file system parsing." NOTE: this information is based upon a vague pre-advisory. It might overlap CVE-2007-4036.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4194 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.97%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-19 | 0.79% | 0.97% | +0.18% |
| 2 | 2026-03-27 | 0.65% | 0.79% | +0.14% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.65% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| guidance_software | encase | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:guidance_software:encase:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |