What is CVE-2019-3998?

CVE-2019-3998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplisafe Ss3, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-3998?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Simplisafe Ss3

CVE-2019-3998

Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in SimpliSafe SS3 firmware 1.4 allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to modify the Wi-Fi network the base station connects to.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Simplisafe Simplisafe_ss3
Simplisafe Simplisafe_ss3_firmware — versions 1.4
N/a Simplisafe Ss3 Base Station — versions 1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3998?: CVE-2019-3998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplisafe Ss3, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-3998?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.