What is CVE-2019-12289?

CVE-2019-12289 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vstracam C38s, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-12289?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Vstracam C38s

CVE-2019-12289

An issue was discovered in upgrade_firmware.cgi on VStarcam 100T (C7824WIP) CH-sys-48.53.75.119~123 and 200V (C38S) CH-sys-48.53.203.119~123 devices. A remote command can be executed through a system firmware update without authentication. The attacker can modify the files within the internal firmware or even steal account information by executing a command.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-05-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Vstracam C38s
Vstracam C38s Firmware — versions ch-sys-48.53.203.119~123, ch-sys-48.53.203.119\~123
Vstracam C7824wip
Vstracam C7824wip Firmware — versions ch-sys-48.53.75.119~123, ch-sys-48.53.75.119\~123

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

f1security.co.kr/cve/cve_190314.htm (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12289?: CVE-2019-12289 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vstracam C38s, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-12289?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.