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HIGH

CVE-2019-14491

CVSS v3

8.2

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-25

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenCV before 3.4.7 and 4.x before 4.1.1. There is an out of bounds read in the function cv::predictOrdered<cv::HaarEvaluator> in modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect.hpp, which leads to denial of service.

Technical details

Published
2019-08-01

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14491?

An issue was discovered in OpenCV before 3.4.7 and 4.x before 4.1.1. There is an out of bounds read in the function cv::predictOrdered<cv::HaarEvaluator> in modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect.hpp, which leads to denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-14491 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-14491 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.7% on 2026-09-25, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14491?

CVE-2019-14491 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH severity).

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