CVE-2019-8086

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5, 6.4, 6.3 and 6.2 have a xml external entity injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.

Published: 2019-10-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-8086 is rated High Risk (69.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 54.80%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +9.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-8086

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 2026-03-04 45.66% 54.80% +9.14%
2 2026-03-01 54.80% 45.66% -9.14%
3 2026-02-04 54.80%

Full EPSS history (48 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-8086

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-8086

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-8086

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe experience_manager 6.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 6.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-8086

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