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CVE-2019-20462

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.30%

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CVE-2019-20462 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered on Alecto IVM-100 2019-11-12 devices. The device comes with a serial interface at the board level. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered on Alecto IVM-100 2019-11-12 devices. The device comes with a serial interface at the board level. By attaching to this serial interface and rebooting the device, a large amount of information is disclosed. This includes the view password and the password of the Wi-Fi access point that the device used.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.30%

21.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-20462?
An issue was discovered on Alecto IVM-100 2019-11-12 devices. The device comes with a serial interface at the board level. By attaching to this serial interface and rebooting the device, a large amount of information is disclosed. This includes the view password and the password of the Wi-Fi access point that the device used.
How severe is CVE-2019-20462?
CVE-2019-20462 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20462?
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Source: NVD / NIST