Unencrypted HTTP communications for firmware upgrades in Petalk AI and PF-103 allow man-in-the-middle attackers to run arbitrary code as th…

published 2019-12-13 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7277

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unencrypted HTTP communications for firmware upgrades in Petalk AI and PF-103 allow man-in-the-middle attackers to run arbitrary code as the root user.

Exploit prediction

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

blog.securityevaluators.com https://blog.securityevaluators.com/remotely-exploiting-iot-pet-feeders-21013562aea3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

blog.securityevaluators.com /remotely-exploiting-iot-pet-feeders-21013562aea3
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-16732
NVD CVE-2019-16732

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Summary