Privilege escalation in Bosch Smart Home Controller
CVE-2019-11896
A potential incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in the 3rd party pairing mechanism of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.907 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, which requires user interaction.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bosch Smart Home Controller — versions unspecified
- Bosch Smart Home Controller
- Bosch Smart Home Controller Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt.bosch.com/Advisory/BOSCH-SA-662084.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11896?
- CVE-2019-11896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bosch Smart Home Controller, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11896?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.