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

EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, 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.