CVE-2019-9533

The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 10, 2019 at 08:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorExplorer 710 FirmwareExplorer 710

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08. This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.

Affected

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

cobham-explorer-710 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/719689/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522CWE-798

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