What is CVE-2019-14575?

CVE-2019-14575 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-14575?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2

CVE-2019-14575

Logic issue in DxeImageVerificationHandler() for EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2020-11-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tianocore Edk2
Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii) — versions EDK II

References

bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00032.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14575?: CVE-2019-14575 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-14575?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.