CVE-2019-11847 ALEOS User Root Shell Escalation

What is CVE-2019-11847?

CVE-2019-11847 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An improper privilege management vulnerabitlity exists in ALEOS before 4.11.0, 4.9.4 and 4.4.9. An authenticated user can escalate to root via the command shell.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11847?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sierrawireless Aleos.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11847?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-11847 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2018-4063 Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2015-2897 Hardcoded credentials in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2019-11851 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-10251 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-11857 ALEOS AceManager Information Disclosure Critical 9.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m4pc-g6vj-jmrm.