# CVE-2019-13559: Hardcoded credentials in GE Mark VIe Controller

> Hardcoded credentials in GE Mark VIe Controllers allow root access, requiring users to reset passwords during installation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gprc-h49p-xpq3

## What is CVE-2019-13559?

CVE-2019-13559 is a high-severity vulnerability in GE Mark VIe Controller, published on 7 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

GE Mark VIe Controller is shipped with pre-configured hard-coded credentials that may allow root-user access to the controller. A limited application of the affected product may ship without setup and configuration instructions immediately available to the end user. The bulk of controllers go into applications requiring the GE commissioning engineer to change default configurations during the installation process. GE recommends that users reset controller passwords during installation in the operating environment.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13559?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ge Mark Vie Controll System.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13559?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13559 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13559 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13559 is a high-severity vulnerability in GE Mark VIe Controller, published on 7 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE Mark VIe Controller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13559/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13559/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13559
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13559
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13559

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