What is CVE-2019-13991?

CVE-2019-13991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arduino. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-13991?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Arduino

CVE-2019-13991

Embedded systems based on Arduino before Rev3 allow remote attackers to send data to LEDs (directly connected to GPIO pins) via a laser, because of LED photosensitivity.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Arduino
Arduino Arduino_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13991?: CVE-2019-13991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arduino. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-13991?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.