Auth bypass in Cobham Explorer 710

CVE-2019-9531

The web application portal of the Cobham EXPLORER 710, firmware version 1.07, allows unauthenticated access to port 5454. This could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to connect to this port via Telnet and execute 86 Attention (AT) commands, including some that provide unauthenticated, shell-like access to the device.

EPSS: 0.025 (83.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9531?
CVE-2019-9531 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cobham Explorer 710, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-9531?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-9531 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.