CVE-2019-12098

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2019 at 10:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:14 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraLeap

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the client side of Heimdal before 7.6.0, failure to verify anonymous PKINIT PA-PKINIT-KX key exchange permits a man-in-the-middle attack. This issue is in krb5_init_creds_step in lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.6.0
Affected range stops below 7.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.4HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-295

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