Analyst readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE concerns older MobileIron VSP and Sentry releases using weak password obfuscation. In plain terms, protected passwords may not have been protected strongly enough if someone could access the relevant data. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, exploit evidence, or detailed vendor remediation guidance.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy-platform credential protection issue. It is not supported by public active-exploitation evidence in the provided sources, but MobileIron systems can be operationally sensitive. Prioritize confirmation of remaining exposure and retirement or upgrade of affected versions.
Technical view
CVE-2013-7286 identifies weak password obfuscation in MobileIron VSP before 5.9.1 and Sentry before 5.0. The provided CVE data has no CWE, CVSS, or structured affected CPE entries. Exposure depends on whether legacy MobileIron components remain deployed and whether attackers can access stored obfuscated credentials or related configuration data.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to organizations still running legacy MobileIron VSP below 5.9.1 or Sentry below 5.0. The source bundle’s structured affected-product metadata is incomplete, so confirm product names and version thresholds against vendor records.
Exploitation context
No source in the bundle states active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The practical concern is credential recovery or misuse after access to configuration, backups, or systems containing obfuscated passwords, but the provided evidence does not detail attack prerequisites.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, or detailed fix text is included. Use the public references to confirm original disclosure context, but avoid assuming exploitability beyond weak password obfuscation in the named legacy versions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory MobileIron VSP and Sentry deployments and record exact versions.
- Check vendor or Ivanti guidance for supported upgrade and migration paths.
- Upgrade or retire versions below VSP 5.9.1 and Sentry 5.0 where confirmed.
- Restrict administrative, filesystem, and backup access to MobileIron systems.
- Rotate relevant credentials if configuration exposure is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether MobileIron VSP or Sentry exists in current or legacy asset inventories.
- Compare discovered versions against VSP 5.9.1 and Sentry 5.0 thresholds.
- Review backup and configuration access controls for legacy MobileIron systems.
- Check vulnerability scanner findings against actual installed versions.
- Document compensating controls if immediate upgrade is not possible.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/21CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92352CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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