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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-12776

They include a hard-coded SSH backdoor for remote SSH and SCP access as the root user.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.02%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered on the ENTTEC Datagate MK2, Storm 24, Pixelator, and E-Streamer MK2 with firmware 70044_update_05032019-482. They include a hard-coded SSH backdoor for remote SSH and SCP access as the root user. A command in the relocate and relocate_revB scripts copies the hardcoded key to the root user's authorized_keys file, enabling anyone with the associated private key to gain remote root access to all affected products.

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
2.02% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-798
Affected
enttec/datagate mk2 firmware · enttec/storm 24 firmware · enttec/pixelator firmware · enttec/e-streamer mk2 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.