Broadcom based cable modems across multiple vendors are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code at the kernel level via JavaScript run in a victim's browser. Examples of affected products include Sagemcom F@st 3890 prior to 50.10.21_T4, Sagemcom F@st 3890 prior to 05.76.6.3f, Sagemcom F@st 3686 3.428.0, Sagemcom F@st 3686 4.83.0, NETGEAR CG3700EMR 2.01.05, NETGEAR CG3700EMR 2.01.03, NETGEAR C6250EMR 2.01.05, NETGEAR C6250EMR 2.01.03, Technicolor TC7230 STEB 01.25, COMPAL 7284E 5.510.5.11, and COMPAL 7486E 5.510.5.11.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-19494 is rated High Exploit Risk (83/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 69.07%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-01-16 | 70.82% | 69.07% | -1.75% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 43.97% | 70.82% | +26.85% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 43.97% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sagemcom | f\@st_3890_firmware | < 50.10.21_t4 | cpe:2.3:o:sagemcom:f\@st_3890_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sagemcom | f\@st_3890_firmware | < 05.76.6.3f | cpe:2.3:o:sagemcom:f\@st_3890_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sagemcom | f\@st_3686_firmware | 3.428.0 | cpe:2.3:o:sagemcom:f\@st_3686_firmware:3.428.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sagemcom | f\@st_3686_firmware | 4.83.0 | cpe:2.3:o:sagemcom:f\@st_3686_firmware:4.83.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netgear | cg3700emr_firmware | 2.01.03 | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:cg3700emr_firmware:2.01.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netgear | cg3700emr_firmware | 2.01.05 | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:cg3700emr_firmware:2.01.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netgear | c6250emr_firmware | 2.01.03 | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:c6250emr_firmware:2.01.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netgear | c6250emr_firmware | 2.01.05 | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:c6250emr_firmware:2.01.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| technicolor | tc7230_steb_firmware | 01.25 | cpe:2.3:o:technicolor:tc7230_steb_firmware:01.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| compal | 7284e_firmware | 5.510.5.11 | cpe:2.3:o:compal:7284e_firmware:5.510.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| compal | 7486e_firmware | 5.510.5.11 | cpe:2.3:o:compal:7486e_firmware:5.510.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cablehaunt.com | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/Lyrebirds/Cable-Haunt-Report/releases/download/2.4/report.pdf | Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/Lyrebirds/Fast8690-exploit | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.broadcom.com | Product |