CVE-2019-17218

An issue was discovered on V-Zug Combi-Steam MSLQ devices before Ethernet R07 and before WLAN R05. By default, the communication to the web service is unencrypted via http. An attacker is able to intercept and sniff communication to the web service.

Published: 2019-10-06 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-17218 is rated Moderate Risk (47.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-17218

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.16% 0.15% -0.01%
2 2025-03-29 0.15% 0.16% +0.01%
3 2025-03-17 0.15%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-17218

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 5.2 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-17218

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-17218

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vzug combi-stream_mslq_firmware < ethernet_r07 cpe:2.3:o:vzug:combi-stream_mslq_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vzug combi-stream_mslq_firmware < wlan_r05 cpe:2.3:o:vzug:combi-stream_mslq_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-17218

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https://vuldb.com/?id.134116 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence