What is CVE-2019-14718?

CVE-2019-14718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Verifone Mx900, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-14718?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Verifone Mx900

CVE-2019-14718

Verifone MX900 series Pinpad Payment Terminals with OS 30251000 have Insecure Permissions, with resultant svc_netcontrol arbitrary command injection and privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Verifone Mx900
Verifone Mx900_firmware — versions 30251000
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14718?: CVE-2019-14718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Verifone Mx900, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-14718?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.