Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-11898 affects Bosch Access Professional Edition. A service tool could be reverse engineered to obtain unauthorized APE administrator privileges. This is business-critical where APE controls physical access, because compromise could affect confidentiality, system changes, and availability of access-control operations.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any site using Bosch APE for physical access control. Prioritize inventory and vendor-supported remediation because the impact includes full administrative compromise of a security platform.
Technical view
The record maps to CWE-798 and carries CVSS 3.0 score 9.9. The vector is network-accessible, low complexity, requires low privileges, no user interaction, scope changed, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The public bundle says the vulnerable service tool was discontinued with Bosch APE 3.8.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in environments running Bosch Access Professional Edition with the referenced APE service tool present, especially versions before the tool was discontinued in APE 3.8. The source bundle does not provide exact affected version ranges.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cite active exploitation. It indicates privilege escalation to APE administration by reverse engineering a service tool, but does not provide public exploit status or operational details.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Bosch advisory reference in the bundle. Do not assume broader Bosch product impact, public exploit availability, or exact affected versions without additional vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Review Bosch advisory BOSCH-SA-710832 for supported remediation guidance.
- Upgrade or migrate to APE 3.8 where applicable, since the service tool was discontinued there.
- Restrict network access to APE management services while remediation is planned.
- Limit low-privileged APE accounts to users with a current business need.
- Monitor for unexpected APE administrator actions until exposure is resolved.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Bosch Access Professional Edition deployments and record exact versions.
- Confirm whether the referenced APE service tool exists on deployed systems.
- Compare installed versions and components against Bosch advisory BOSCH-SA-710832.
- Review APE administrator account changes and privileged actions for anomalies.
- After remediation, verify the discontinued service tool is absent or vendor-disabled.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.9 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.16Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
9.9CriticalVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://psirt.bosch.com/Advisory/BOSCH-SA-710832.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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