Vulnerability in Cohesity Dataplatform

CVE-2019-11242

A man-in-the-middle vulnerability related to vCenter access was found in Cohesity DataPlatform version 5.x and 6.x prior to 6.1.1c. Cohesity clusters did not verify TLS certificates presented by vCenter. This vulnerability could expose Cohesity user credentials configured to access vCenter.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-11242: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11242?
CVE-2019-11242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cohesity Dataplatform, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-11242?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-11242 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.