Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-25546 affects Infiltration-Systems NetAware 1.20. A local attacker can crash the application by entering an overly long Share Name when adding a share. The business impact is availability loss of the NetAware application, not confirmed data theft or system takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority availability issue. Prioritize if NetAware supports operational monitoring or is present on shared workstations. The main decision is whether to restrict access, upgrade if guidance exists, or retire the software.
Technical view
The issue is a buffer overflow classified as CWE-787 in the Share Name field of NetAware 1.20. The CVSS v4.0 score is 6.9 with local attack vector and high vulnerable-system availability impact. Sources describe denial of service through the Manage Shares interface.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to systems running NetAware 1.20 where a local user can access the Manage Shares workflow. No affected CPEs or additional versions are listed in the provided sources.
Exploitation context
Exploit-DB lists a public exploit reference, but the CVE is not in CISA KEV and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation. The described outcome is application crash rather than privilege escalation or remote compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: NetAware 1.20 only, local denial of service, CWE-787, and a public Exploit-DB entry. No patch, workaround, affected CPE, or active exploitation evidence is provided in the source bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether NetAware 1.20 is installed in your environment.
- Restrict local access to NetAware management functions to trusted users.
- Check the vendor site or advisory sources for update or replacement guidance.
- Consider removing NetAware where it is not business-critical.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed NetAware versions through asset inventory or software management tools.
- Review who has local access to systems running NetAware.
- Check helpdesk or monitoring records for unexplained NetAware crashes.
- Track vendor and advisory pages for newly published remediation details.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-46909CVE reference · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: NetAware 1.20 Share Name Denial of ServiceCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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