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CVE-2019-5995

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-5995 is a missing authorization vulnerability affecting numerous Canon EOS series digital cameras and select PowerShot models. This flaw allows for the installation of malicious or unofficial firmware updates without user consent, potentially via an unspecified network vector. Rated 6.5 Medium (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), it indicates an attacker on the adjacent network could exploit this with low complexity to impact the integrity of the device. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation listed in KEV, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including demonstrations of ransomware attacks on affected cameras.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos-1d_x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos-1d_x_mkii_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos-1d_c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos_5d_mark_iii_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos_5d_mark_iv_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 1,802 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

jvn.jp / en/vu/JVNVU97511331/index.html
Third Party Advisory
cweb.canon.jp / e-support/products/eos-d/190806dilc-firm.html
Vendor Advisory
research.checkpoint.com / say-cheese-ransomware-ing-a-dslr-camera
ExploitThird Party Advisory
canon-europe.com / support/product-security
Vendor Advisory
usa.canon.com / internet/portal/us/home/support/product-advisories/detail/the-vulnerability-in-canon-digital-cameras
Vendor Advisory