What is CVE-2019-20025?

CVE-2019-20025 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nec Sv9100, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-20025?

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

Vulnerability in Nec Sv9100

CVE-2019-20025

Certain builds of NEC SV9100 software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log into a device running an affected release with a hardcoded username and password, aka a Static Credential Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to an undocumented user account with manufacturer privilege level. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this account to remotely log into an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log into the device with manufacturer level access. This vulnerability affects SV9100 PBXes that are running software release 6.0 or higher. This vulnerability does not affect SV9100 software releases prior to 6.0.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Nec Sv9100
Nec Sv9100_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20025?: CVE-2019-20025 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nec Sv9100, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-20025?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.