What is CVE-2019-12297?

CVE-2019-12297 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Motorola Cx2, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-12297?

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

Vulnerability in Motorola Cx2

CVE-2019-12297

An issue was discovered in scopd on Motorola routers CX2 1.01 and M2 1.01. There is a Use of an Externally Controlled Format String, reachable via TCP port 8010 or UDP port 8080.

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: 0.017 (75.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/iot/morouter_fmtVuln.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12297?: CVE-2019-12297 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Motorola Cx2, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-12297?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.