CVE-2019-6142 — It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3

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MEDIUM

It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3

Published Nov 5, 2019

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.64%

Description

It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3. It is strongly recommended that you apply the relevant hotfix in order to remediate this issue.

Affected products

Vendor Forcepoint Product Forcepoint Email Security Default
n/a
- Version
  8.5
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.5.3
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Forcepoint

Forcepoint Email Security

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
8.5	affected	-
8.5.3	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.64% 0.00641

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00641

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.64% (0.00641)	48.93th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.64% (0.00641)	49.30th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.08% (0.00078)	34.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 28, 2024	0.08% (0.00078)	34.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.08% (0.00078)	31.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 31, 2022	2.56% (0.02561)	62.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Jan 6, 2022	1.84% (0.01840)	47.32th	v1
Jan 5, 2022	0.42% (0.00416)	26.65th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.42% (0.00416)	0.00th	v1