What is CVE-2019-10966?

CVE-2019-10966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ge Aespire 7100, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-10966?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ge Aespire 7100

CVE-2019-10966

In GE Aestiva and Aespire versions 7100 and 7900, a vulnerability exists where serial devices are connected via an added unsecured terminal server to a TCP/IP network configuration, which could allow an attacker to remotely modify device configuration and silence alarms.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-07-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ge Aespire 7100
Ge Aespire 7100 Firmware
Ge Aespire 7900
Ge Aespire 7900 Firmware
Ge Aestiva 7100
Ge Aestiva 7100 Firmware
Ge Aestiva 7900
Ge Aestiva 7900 Firmware
Ge Aestiva And Aespire — versions versions 7100, versions 7900

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/109102 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-19-190-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10966?: CVE-2019-10966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ge Aespire 7100, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-10966?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.