Vulnerability in Enttec Datagate Mk2
CVE-2019-12776
An issue was discovered on the ENTTEC Datagate MK2, Storm 24, Pixelator, and E-Streamer MK2 with firmware 70044_update_05032019-482. They include a hard-coded SSH backdoor for remote SSH and SCP access as the root user. A command in the relocate and relocate_revB scripts copies the hardcoded key to the root user's authorized_keys file, enabling anyone with the associated private key to gain remote root access to all affected products.
EPSS: 0.020 (78.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Enttec Datagate_mk2
- Enttec Datagate_mk2_firmware — versions 70044
- Enttec E-streamer_mk2
- Enttec E-streamer_mk2_firmware — versions 70044
- Enttec Pixelator
- Enttec Pixelator_firmware — versions 70044
- Enttec Storm_24
- Enttec Storm_24_firmware — versions 70044
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12776?
- CVE-2019-12776 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Enttec Datagate Mk2, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12776?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.