How severe is CVE-2019-16103?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Silver-Peak Unity Edgeconnect Sd-Wan

CVE-2019-16103

Silver Peak EdgeConnect SD-WAN before 8.1.7.x allows privilege escalation (by administrators) from the menu to a root Bash OS shell via the spsshell feature.

Published 2019-09-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% 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

Silver-Peak Unity Edgeconnect Sd-Wan
Silver-Peak Unity Edgeconnect Sd-Wan Firmware — versions 8.1.4.9_65644

References

github.com/sdnewhop/sdwannewhope/blob/master/reports/Silverpeak EdgeConnect Mul… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16103?: CVE-2019-16103 is a high-severity vulnerability in Silver-Peak Unity Edgeconnect Sd-Wan. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-16103?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.