What is CVE-2019-11847?

CVE-2019-11847 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Airlink_es440, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-11847?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Sierrawireless Airlink_es440

CVE-2019-11847

An improper privilege management vulnerabitlity exists in ALEOS before 4.11.0, 4.9.4 and 4.4.9. An authenticated user can escalate to root via the command shell.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sierrawireless Airlink_es440
Sierrawireless Airlink_es450
Sierrawireless Airlink_gx400
Sierrawireless Airlink_gx440
Sierrawireless Airlink_gx450
Sierrawireless Airlink_ls300
Sierrawireless Airlink_lx40
Sierrawireless Airlink_lx60
Sierrawireless Airlink_mp70
Sierrawireless Airlink_mp70e

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11847?: CVE-2019-11847 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Airlink_es440, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-11847?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.