The XML parser in Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (MARS) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCue55093.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1140 is rated Moderate Risk (40/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.38% | 1.16% | +0.78% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.45% | 0.38% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.45% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | security_monitoring_analysis_and_response_system | — | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:security_monitoring_analysis_and_response_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |