CVE-2019-0729 json
An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure IoT Java SDK generates symmetric keys for encryption, allowing an attacker…
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-1489
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in the way Azure IoT Java SDK generates symmetric keys for encryption, allowing an attacker to predict the randomness of the key, aka 'Azure IoT Java SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Patch / fix
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3.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft Java SDK for Azure IoT
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values
References
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portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0729
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/106966
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-0729
- NVD CVE-2019-0729
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