CVE-2019-0948

Windows Event Viewer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 12, 2019 at 01:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:09 AM UTC
17 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2012

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 13%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

10.0.0 ≤ v < publication160717031709180318091903
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.10240.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.10240.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.010.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
6.1.0 ≤ v < publication6.1.0sp1
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
6.3.0 ≤ v < publication6.3.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
6.0.0 ≤ v < publication6.0.6003.0 ≤ v < publication6.1.0 ≤ v < publication6.1.7601.0 ≤ v < publication6.0.06.0.6003.06.1.06.1.7601.0r2 sp1sp2
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

4.7MEDIUMmicrosoft
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Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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