CVE-2019-9488

Trend Micro Deep Security Manager (10.x, 11.x) and Vulnerability Protection (2.0) are vulnerable to a XML External Entity Attack. However, for the attack to be possible, the attacker must have root/admin access to a protected host which is authorized to communicate with the Deep Security Manager (DSM).

Published: 2019-09-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2019-9488 is rated Moderate Risk (42.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.23%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9488

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 0.63% 1.23% +0.60%
2 2025-03-30 1.22% 0.63% -0.59%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.22% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-9488

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.
 1.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-9488

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-9488

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u10:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u11:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u12:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u13:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u14:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u15:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u16:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u17:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u18:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u19:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u4:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u5:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u6:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u7:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u8:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:10.0:u9:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:u4:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:u5:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:u6:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.0:u7:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro deep_security_manager 11.3 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:deep_security_manager:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro vulnerability_protection 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:vulnerability_protection:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-9488

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https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1122900 Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence