CVE-2019-14926 Hardcoded credentials in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Hard-coded SSH keys in Mitsubishi ME-RTU devices allow attackers to gain unauthorized access and disclose encrypted data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-14926?

CVE-2019-14926 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. ME-RTU devices through 2.02 and INEA ME-RTU devices through 3.0. Hard-coded SSH keys allow an attacker to gain unauthorised access or disclose encrypted data on the RTU due to the keys not being regenerated on initial installation or with firmware updates. In other words, these devices use private-key values in /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key, /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key, and /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key files that are publicly available from the vendor web sites.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14926?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Inea Me-Rtu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Smartrtu Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14926?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-14926 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jv5q-xqwr-9h7w.

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