VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-9533
This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08. This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.51% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522, CWE-798
- Affected
- cobham/explorer 710 firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/719689/Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/719689/Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.