CVE-2019-17269
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 · uneditedIntellian Remote Access 3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the Ping Test field.
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 confidenceIntellian Remote Access version 3.18 contains a command injection vulnerability in its Ping Test functionality. The application fails to sanitize user-supplied input in the Ping Test field, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands through shell metacharacters. This unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 due to the critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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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= 3.18CVSS 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 Intellian Remote Access is installedCheck the installed software on the system for 'Intellian Remote Access' or 'Intelliantech Remote Access'. Look in Program Files, application directories, or use system inventory tools to identify if this software is present.Affected if The software is present on the system.
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Verify the installed version is 3.18Check the application's version number. This can typically be found in the application's 'About' or 'Help' menu, in the Windows Add/Remove Programs list, or by locating a version file in the application installation directory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.18.
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Confirm Ping Test functionality is accessibleLocate the Ping Test feature in the web interface by logging into the Intellian Remote Access admin panel and navigating to the network diagnostic or tools section. Check if a Ping Test option is present and enabled.Affected if The Ping Test feature is present and accessible in the application.
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Check web interface network exposureDetermine if the Intellian Remote Access web interface is accessible from the network. Check firewall rules, router port forwards, or VPN configurations that may expose the management interface externally.Affected if The web interface is exposed to untrusted networks or the internet.
A user is affected if Intellian Remote Access version 3.18 is installed and the Ping Test functionality is accessible in the application.
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.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patch/upgrade to a newer version if available, or disable the Ping Test functionality until a fix can be implemented. If the functionality must remain enabled, implement strict input validation to reject shell metacharacters and consider deploying a WAF rule to block malicious requests.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2019-17269 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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