CVE-2019-17216
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered on V-Zug Combi-Steam MSLQ devices before Ethernet R07 and before WLAN R05. Password authentication uses MD5 to hash passwords. Cracking is possible with minimal effort.
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 confidenceV-Zug Combi-Steam MSLQ kitchen appliances before Ethernet R07 and WLAN R05 use MD5 hashing for password authentication, which is cryptographically weak and can be cracked with minimal computational effort, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to the device.
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< ethernet_r07< wlan_r05CVSS 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:3.1/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 the appliance modelIdentify the device by checking the product label or accessing the device's web administration interface to verify it is a V-Zug Combi-Steam MSLQAffected if Device is not a V-Zug Combi-Steam MSLQ model
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Determine the network connection typeCheck the device's network settings or documentation to determine if it uses Ethernet or WLAN connectivityAffected if N/A - this determines which version threshold applies for the next checks
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Check Ethernet firmware versionAccess the device web interface or system settings and locate the firmware version information. Compare it against the ethernet_r07 version thresholdAffected if Ethernet firmware version is present and below ethernet_r07
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Check WLAN firmware versionAccess the device web interface or system settings and locate the firmware version information. Compare it against the wlan_r05 version thresholdAffected if WLAN firmware version is present and below wlan_r05
The device is affected if it is a V-Zug Combi-Steam MSLQ with Ethernet firmware below r07 or WLAN firmware below r05, as these older versions use the weak MD5 hashing for password authentication.
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 · scopedUpgrade device firmware to Ethernet R07 or WLAN R05 or later to replace the weak MD5 hashing with a secure password storage mechanism.
Ethernet R07 and WLAN R05 (or later versions)
- Identify the current firmware version of the V-Zug Combi-Steam MSLQ device (either Ethernet or WLAN module)
- Contact V-Zug official support or access the vendor's firmware download portal to obtain the fixed firmware
- For Ethernet modules: upgrade to firmware version ethernet_r07 or later
- For WLAN modules: upgrade to firmware version wlan_r05 or later
- Verify the upgrade was successful and confirm the new firmware version
- If available, change default credentials after upgrade to ensure security
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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-17216 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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