CVE-2019-8352 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
By default, BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01 uses a static encryption key for encrypting/decrypting user credentials sent over the network to managed PATROL Agent services. If an attacker were able to capture this network traffic, they could decrypt these credentials and use them to execute code or escalate privileges on the network.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.28% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-798 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-05-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bmc | patrol agent |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM Websphere Application Server - Network Deployment Untrusted Data Deserialization Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2019-06-05 |
References
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