What is CVE-2015-7938?

CVE-2015-7938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Eki-1321, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2015-7938?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-7938 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Advantech Eki-1321

CVE-2015-7938

Advantech EKI-132x devices with firmware before 2015-12-31 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.038 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7938?: CVE-2015-7938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Eki-1321, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2015-7938?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-7938 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.