CVE-2019-6140 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A configuration issue has been discovered in Forcepoint Email Security 8.4.x and 8.5.x: the product is left in a vulnerable state if the hybrid registration process is not completed.

Published: 2019-04-09

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Forcepoint

Forcepoint Email Security

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.4`	affected	—
`8.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:8.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-15707	A configuration issue has been discovered in Forcepoint Email Security 8.4.x and 8.5.x: the product is left in a vulnerable state if the hybrid registration process is not completed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01394.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6140.html

History

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Subscriptions

Forcepoint Email Security

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: forcepoint

Published: 2019-04-09T20:51:32.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:16:23.961Z

Reserved: 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-6140

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-09T21:29:03.757

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:38:40.437

Link: CVE-2019-6140

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284
Improper Access Control
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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