CVE-2019-16406 json
Centreon Web 19.04.4 has weak permissions within the OVA (aka VMware virtual machine) and OVF (aka VirtualBox virtual machine) files, allow…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7150
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Centreon Web 19.04.4 has weak permissions within the OVA (aka VMware virtual machine) and OVF (aka VirtualBox virtual machine) files, allowing attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Centreon-autodisco executable file that is launched by cron.
Patch / fix
- github.com/centreon/centreon#8062 pull request
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0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- thecybergeek.co.uk https://thecybergeek.co.uk/cves/2019/09/19/CVEs.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
- github.com /centreon/centreon/pull/8062
-
thecybergeek.co.uk
/cves/2019/09/19/CVEs.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
centreon.com
product
- documentation.centreon.com /docs/centreon-auto-discovery/en/latest/release_notes/19.04/centreon-auto-discovery-19.04.2.html
- documentation.centreon.com /docs/centreon-auto-discovery/en/latest/release_notes/18.10/centreon-auto-discovery-18.10.8.html
- documentation.centreon.com /docs/centreon/en/latest/release_notes/centreon-19.04.html#centreon-web-19-04-8
- documentation.centreon.com /docs/centreon/en/latest/release_notes/centreon-18.10.html#centreon-web-18-10-10
- documentation.centreon.com /docs/centreon/en/latest/release_notes/centreon-2.8.html#centreon-web-2-8-31
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-16406
- NVD CVE-2019-16406
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