What is CVE-2019-5136?

CVE-2019-5136 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-5136?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a

CVE-2019-5136

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in s…

EPSS: 0.025 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Moxa Awk-3131a
Moxa Awk-3131a_firmware — versions 1.13
N/a Moxa — versions Moxa AWK-3131A Firmware version 1.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5136?: CVE-2019-5136 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-5136?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.