CVE-2019-19494 in the critical feed json
Broadcom based cable modems across multiple vendors are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrar…
published 2020-01-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-9114
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 23.1%
- EPSS 23.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- sagemcom f@st_3890_firmware 05.76.6.3f, 50.10.21_t4
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/dos/http/cable_haunt_websocket_dos)
- Published
Exploit prediction
23.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/dos/http/cable_haunt_websocket_dos "Cablehaunt" Cable Modem WebSocket DoS metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2020-01-07
- cablehaunt.com https://cablehaunt.com referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/Lyrebirds/Fast8690-exploit referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
-
cablehaunt.com
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/Lyrebirds/Fast8690-exploit
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
broadcom.com
product
-
github.com
/Lyrebirds/Cable-Haunt-Report/releases/download/2.4/report.pdf
technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-19494
- NVD CVE-2019-19494
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