# CVE-2019-14598: Auth bypass in Intel(R) CSME

> A privileged local user can exploit improper authentication in Intel CSME to escalate privileges, cause denial of service, or disclose information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hprw-m99v-ppgf

## What is CVE-2019-14598?

CVE-2019-14598 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage, published on 13 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Authentication in subsystem in Intel(R) CSME versions 12.0 through 12.0.48 (IOT only: 12.0.56), versions 13.0 through 13.0.20, versions 14.0 through 14.0.10 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14598?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage

- [CVE-2019-0153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0153/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-0169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0169/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) TXE (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-36392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36392/): Denial of service in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability in Intel (R) CSME (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-3643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3643/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) and Intel(R) Server Platform Services firmware (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2018-3627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3627/): Privilege escalation in Intel Converged Security Management Engine (Intel CSME) (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14598 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage, published on 13 Feb 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-2019-14598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage. 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-2019-14598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14598

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