CVE-2019-9875: in the CISA KEV catalogue
Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) Deserialization Vulnerability. CISA added CVE-2019-9875 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2025-03-26 with a default due date of 2025-04-16. Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown. Forensic triage flag: No.
Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) contain a deserialization vulnerability in the Sitecore.Security.AntiCSRF module that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a serialized .NET object in the HTTP POST parameter __CSRFTOKEN. (CISA description)
- Vendor / product
- Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP)
- CWE
- CWE-502
- CISA required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS
- 25%, percentile 97 (scored 2026-11-03)
EPSS puts about 25 in 100 odds (25%) on exploitation activity being observed in the next 30 days. Its score is higher than or equal to that of 97% of scored CVEs. This is a model estimate about exploitation anywhere, not about your environment.
Vendor and reference links (from CISA)
Your own deadline under CISA BOD 26-04 depends on exposure, automatability and technical impact: work it out with the BOD 26-04 calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is CVE-2019-9875 in the CISA KEV catalogue?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2019-9875 (Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) Deserialization Vulnerability) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2025-03-26. CISA's default due date for it is 2025-04-16.
Is CVE-2019-9875 used in ransomware attacks?
CISA marks known ransomware campaign use as Unknown for CVE-2019-9875. That means CISA lacks confirmation, not that ransomware groups do not use it.
What should I do about CVE-2019-9875?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Sources
- CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (accessed 2026-11-03)
- FIRST, Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) (EPSS by FIRST; scores generated by Empirical Security)
- NVD record for CVE-2019-9875