THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-17499
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-17499

Ch7465lg Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
The setter.xml component of the Common Gateway Interface on Compal CH7465LG 6.12.18.25-2p4 devices does not properly validate ping command arguments, which allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands as root via shell metacharacters in the Target_IP parameter.
Affected vendor
Compal
Affected product
Ch7465lg Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2019-10-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-17499

  • Confirm whether Compal Ch7465lg Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-17499.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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