What is CVE-2019-19096?

CVE-2019-19096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Abb Esoms, classified under Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-19096?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Abb Esoms

CVE-2019-19096

The Redis data structure component used in ABB eSOMS versions 6.0 to 6.0.2 stores credentials in clear text. If an attacker has file system access, this can potentially compromise the credentials' confidentiality.

Published 2020-04-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Abb Esoms — versions 6.0 to 6.0.2
Hitachienergy Esoms

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19096?: CVE-2019-19096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Abb Esoms, classified under Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-19096?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.