CVE-2019-0729
An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure IoT Java SDK generates symmetric keys for encryption, allowing an attacker to predict the randomness of the key, aka 'Azure IoT Java SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure IoT Java SDK generates symmetric keys for encryption, allowing an attacker to predict the randomness of the key, aka 'Azure IoT Java SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.13% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-330
- Affected
- microsoft/java software development kit
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 3.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0729Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0729Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.