CVE-2019-16258 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers with physical access can gain root privileges by manipulating the U-Boot environment via the internal UART interface on homee Brain Cube devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16258?
CVE-2019-16258 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The bootloader of the homee Brain Cube V2 through 2.23.0 allows attackers with physical access to gain root access by manipulating the U-Boot environment via the CLI after connecting to the internal UART interface.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16258?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hom.ee Brain Cube Core.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-16258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xx77-mh78-c74h.