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CVE-2019-16188

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-16188 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting HCL AppScan Source versions prior to 9.03.13. An attacker can craft a malicious .ozasmt file, tricking a victim into opening it within AppScan Source, leading to information disclosure and potential denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), this vulnerability allows an attacker to exfiltrate local files from the victim's system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.03.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:appscan_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0080 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

hclpnpsupport.hcltech.com / csm
PatchVendor Advisory