CVE-2019-5136CWE-284

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13

High · published February 25, 2020

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02382 · 83.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
Published
2020-02-25T15:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 FEB 15:36Z
    An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13
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