High severity · published Feb 25, 2020
CVE-2019-5136
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13
8.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
Awk-3131a Firmware · Moxa
1.13 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5136
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5136
Exploit
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0925
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