Incorrect input sanitation in text-oriented user interfaces (telnet, ssh) in Swisscom Centro Grande before 6.16.12 allows remote authentica…

published 2020-03-16 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-9528

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.0%; EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits: 0; none known

Incorrect input sanitation in text-oriented user interfaces (telnet, ssh) in Swisscom Centro Grande before 6.16.12 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via command injection.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

swisscom centro_grande_firmware 6.14.06

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Exploit prediction

4.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

swisscom.ch https://www.swisscom.ch/content/dam/swisscom/de/about/nachhaltigkeit/digitale-schweiz/sicherheit/bug-bounty/files/cve-2019-19940ff.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

swisscom.ch /content/dam/swisscom/de/about/nachhaltigkeit/digitale-schweiz/sicherheit/bug-bounty/files/cve-2019-19940ff.tx
exploit, vendor-advisory
swisscom.ch /en/residential/help/device/internet-router.html
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-19940
NVD CVE-2019-19940

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