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CVE-2019-16732 json

Unencrypted HTTP communications for firmware upgrades in Petalk AI and PF-103 allow man-in-the-middle attackers to run arbitrary code as th…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7277

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Unencrypted HTTP communications for firmware upgrades in Petalk AI and PF-103 allow man-in-the-middle attackers to run arbitrary code as the root user.

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Exploit prediction

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • blog.securityevaluators.com https://blog.securityevaluators.com/remotely-exploiting-iot-pet-feeders-21013562aea3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

Sources

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