What is CVE-2019-18238?

CVE-2019-18238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Iologik 2512, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-18238?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Moxa Iologik 2512

CVE-2019-18238

In Moxa ioLogik 2500 series firmware, Version 3.0 or lower, and IOxpress configuration utility, Version 2.3.0 or lower, sensitive information is stored in configuration files without encryption, which may allow an attacker to access an administrative account.

Published 2020-02-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-056-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18238?: CVE-2019-18238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Iologik 2512, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-18238?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.