What is CVE-2019-14482?

CVE-2019-14482 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adremsoft Netcrunch, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-14482?

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

Vulnerability in Adremsoft Netcrunch

CVE-2019-14482

AdRem NetCrunch 10.6.0.4587 has a hardcoded SSL private key vulnerability in the NetCrunch web client. The same hardcoded SSL private key is used across different customers' installations when no other SSL certificate is installed, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.

Published 2020-12-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Adremsoft Netcrunch

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.adremsoft.com/support/ (Product)
compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2020-16_CSNC-2019-017_AdRem_… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14482?: CVE-2019-14482 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adremsoft Netcrunch, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-14482?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.