CVE-2019-9533
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08. This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08. This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.
- Record
CVE-2019-9533- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-522, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08. This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.
- Record
CVE-2019-9533- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18905 No score
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08. This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18905- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p3w4-p4w5-qm9x No score
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and...
The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.08. This could allow an attacker to reverse-engineer the password from available versions to gain authenticated access to the device.
- Record
GHSA-p3w4-p4w5-qm9x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9533 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Cobham Plc Explorer 710, published October 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.51%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.