CVE-2019-0022
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJuniper ATP ships with hard coded credentials in the Cyphort Core instance which gives an attacker the ability to take full control of any installation of the software. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Juniper ATP: 5.0 versions prior to 5.0.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceJuniper ATP ships with hardcoded credentials embedded in the Cyphort Core instance. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use these credentials to authenticate to the Cyphort Core and gain full administrative control of the ATP installation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Juniper ATP is deployedIdentify whether Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) appliance or virtual instance is running in your environmentAffected if Juniper ATP software is installed and running
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Locate the ATP version numberAccess the ATP management interface (web GUI or CLI) and navigate to the version or about section to retrieve the installed software versionAffected if The version displayed is 5.0.0, 5.0.1, or 5.0.2
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Verify version is in vulnerable rangeCompare the installed version against the affected range: 5.0.0 up to and including 5.0.2 (versions below 5.0.3)Affected if The version starts with 5.0.0, 5.0.1, or 5.0.2, indicating the hardcoded Cyphort Core credentials are present
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Assess Cyphort Core exposureDetermine if the Cyphort Core component is accessible externally or on the network (check management interface exposure, firewall rules, or network accessibility)Affected if The Cyphort Core management interface is reachable from untrusted networks, allowing the hardcoded credentials to be exploited remotely
You are affected if Juniper ATP version 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 is installed and the Cyphort Core component is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.0.3
Upgrade to Juniper ATP version 5.0.3 or later which removes the hardcoded credentials from the Cyphort Core component.
5.0.3 or later
- 1. Review the Juniper ATP 5.0.3 release notes for any upgrade prerequisites or注意事项
- 2. Back up the current Juniper ATP configuration and any critical data
- 3. Download the Juniper ATP 5.0.3 (or latest stable) upgrade package from the Juniper support portal
- 4. Follow Juniper's standard upgrade procedure for ATP appliances (typically via web UI or CLI)
- 5. After upgrade, verify the system is operational and running version 5.0.3 or later
- 6. As a security best practice following this credential hardcoding fix, change any default passwords and review access controls
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-0022 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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