CVE-2019-17584

high

Description

The Meinberg SyncBox/PTP/PTPv2 devices have default SSH keys which allow attackers to get root access to the devices. All firmware versions up to v5.34o, v5.34s, v5.32* or 5.34g are affected. The private key is also used in an internal interface of another Meinberg Device and can be extracted from a firmware update of this device. An update to fix the vulnerability was published by the vendor.

References

https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/news/meinberg-security-advisory-mbgsa-1904-syncbox-ptp-ptpv2.htm

https://w1n73r.de/CVE/2019/17584/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-01-21

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0067