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CVE-2019-18263


An issue was found in Philips Veradius Unity, Pulsera, and Endura Dual WAN Router, Veradius Unity (718132) with wireless option (shipped between 2016-August 2018), Veradius Unity (718132) with ViewForum option (shipped between 2016-August 2018), Pulsera (718095) and Endura (718075) with wireless option (shipped between 26-June-2017 through 07-August 2018), Pulsera (718095) and Endura (718075) with ViewForum option (shipped between 26-June-2017 through 07-August 2018). The router software uses an encryption scheme that is not strong enough for the level of protection required.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from philips, from philips, from philips and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2019-12-20T16:15:11.577

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:32:56.343

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-326
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-326

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System philips veradius_unity_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips veradius_unity - No
Operating System philips pulsera_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips pulsera - No
Operating System philips endura_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips endura - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For philips's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.