CVE-2019-12098

moderate-risk
Published 2019-05-15

In the client side of Heimdal before 7.6.0, failure to verify anonymous PKINIT PA-PKINIT-KX key exchange permits a man-in-the-middle attack. This issue is in krb5_init_creds_step in lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c.

Do I need to act?

~
2.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.4/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

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moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate