Critical severity · published May 20, 2019
CVE-2019-8352
By default, BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01 uses a static encryption key for encrypting/decrypting user credentials sent over the network to managed PATROL Agent services
9.8
CVSS
6.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
By default, BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01 uses a static encryption key for encrypting/decrypting user credentials sent over the network to managed PATROL Agent services. If an attacker were able to capture this network traffic, they could decrypt these credentials and use them to execute code or escalate privileges on the network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Patrol Agent · Bmc
through 11.3.01 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8352
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8352
Third Party Advisory
https://www.securifera.com/advisories/CVE-2019-8352/
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