Vulnerability in Mobileiron Mobile\@work
CVE-2020-35138
The MobileIron agents through 2021-03-22 for Android and iOS contain a hardcoded encryption key, used to encrypt the submission of username/password details during the authentication process, as demonstrated by Mobile@Work (aka com.mobileiron). The key is in the com/mobileiron/common/utils/C4928m.java file. NOTE: It has been asserted that there is no causality or connection between credential encryption and the MiTM attack
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- play.google.com/store/apps/details (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- www.optiv.com/explore-optiv-insights/source-zero/mobileiron-mdm-contains-static… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/optiv/rustyIron (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ivanti.com/blog/a-warranted-response-to-inaccurate-optiv-research (Third Party Advisory)
- www.optiv.com/insights/source-zero/blog/mobileiron-mdm-contains-static-key-allo… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35138?
- CVE-2020-35138 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mobileiron Mobile\@work, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-03-29.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35138?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-35138 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.