CVE-2019-20462 Information disclosure in n/a
Physical access to the serial interface allows attackers to extract sensitive Wi-Fi and view passwords from the device.
- 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-2019-20462?
CVE-2019-20462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Alecto IVM-100 2019-11-12 devices. The device comes with a serial interface at the board level. By attaching to this serial interface and rebooting the device, a large amount of information is disclosed. This includes the view password and the password of the Wi-Fi access point that the device used.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20462?
How do I fix CVE-2019-20462?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-20462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8m3x-wq27-j7c8.