Privilege escalation in Bosch Smart Home Controller
CVE-2019-11893
A potential incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in the app permission update API of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.905 that may result in a restricted app obtaining default app permissions. In order to exploit the vulnerability, the adversary needs to have successfully paired an app with restricted permissions, which required user interaction.
EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Bosch Smart Home Controller — versions unspecified
- Bosch Smart_home_controller
- Bosch Smart_home_controller_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@bosch.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11893?
- CVE-2019-11893 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bosch Smart Home Controller, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2019-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11893?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.