CVE-2019-5291

Some Huawei products have an insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker has to intercept specific packets between two devices, modify the packets, and send the modified packets to the peer device. Due to insufficient verification of some fields in the packets, an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to cause the target device to be abnormal.

Published: 2019-12-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-5291 is rated Low Risk (39.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-5291

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 2025-11-21 0.13% 0.22% +0.09%
2 2025-11-18 0.22% 0.13% -0.09%
3 2025-04-20 0.22%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-5291

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-5291

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-5291

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
huawei ar120-s_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar120-s_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar120-s_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar120-s_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar120-s_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar120-s_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar120-s_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar120-s_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200_firmware v200r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200_firmware:v200r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200-s_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200-s_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200-s_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200-s_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200-s_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200-s_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar1200-s_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200-s_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150-s_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150-s_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150-s_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150-s_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150-s_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150-s_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar150-s_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar150-s_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar160_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar160_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar160_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar160_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar160_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar160_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar160_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar160_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200-s_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200-s_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200-s_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200-s_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200-s_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200-s_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200-s_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200-s_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200-s_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200-s_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200-s_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200-s_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200-s_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200-s_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200-s_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200-s_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3200_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3200_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3200_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3200_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3200_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3200_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3200_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3200_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3600_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3600_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3600_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3600_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3600_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3600_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei cloudengine_12800_firmware v200r002c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cloudengine_12800_firmware:v200r002c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei cloudengine_12800_firmware v200r002c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cloudengine_12800_firmware:v200r002c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei netengine16ex_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:netengine16ex_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei netengine16ex_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:netengine16ex_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei netengine16ex_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:netengine16ex_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei netengine16ex_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:netengine16ex_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei s6700_firmware v200r008c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r008c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei s6700_firmware v200r010c00spc300 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r010c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei s6700_firmware v200r010c00spc600 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r010c00spc600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei s6700_firmware v200r011c00spc200 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r011c00spc200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg1300_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg1300_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg1300_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg1300_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg1300_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg1300_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg1300_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg1300_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg2300_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg2300_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg2300_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg2300_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg2300_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg2300_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg2300_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg2300_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg3300_firmware v200r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg3300_firmware:v200r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg3300_firmware v200r006c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg3300_firmware:v200r006c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg3300_firmware v200r007c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg3300_firmware:v200r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei srg3300_firmware v200r008c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:srg3300_firmware:v200r008c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-5291

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