CVE-2019-19755 describes a critical vulnerability in ethOS through version 1.3.3, where pre-generated SSH host keys are included in the installation image. This design flaw enables trivial man-in-the-middle attacks and allows for easy identification of affected systems via services like Shodan.io. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can lead to high impact on confidentiality and integrity. The vendor acknowledged the issue and planned a fix as of December 2019. Currently, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List. Community discussion and media coverage regarding this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.