What is CVE-2019-15940?

CVE-2019-15940 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Govicture Pc530, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2019-15940?

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

Auth bypass in Govicture Pc530

CVE-2019-15940

Victure PC530 devices allow unauthenticated TELNET access as root.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-10-01 · 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: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Govicture Pc530
Govicture Pc530 Firmware — versions 3.13.70

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.govicture.com/pc530 (Product)
blog.avira.com/victure-pc530-home-insecurity-you-can-install-yourself/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15940?: CVE-2019-15940 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Govicture Pc530, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2019-15940?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.