CVE-2019-3710
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 · uneditedDell EMC Networking OS10 versions prior to 10.4.3 contain a cryptographic key vulnerability due to an underlying application using undocumented, pre-installed X.509v3 key/certificate pairs. An unauthenticated remote attacker with the knowledge of the default keys may potentially be able to intercept communications or operate the system with elevated privileges.
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 confidenceDell EMC Networking OS10 versions prior to 10.4.3 contain undocumented, pre-installed X.509v3 key/certificate pairs embedded in an underlying application. An unauthenticated remote attacker with knowledge of these default keys can potentially intercept communications or operate the system with elevated privileges by exploiting these static credentials.
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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< 10.4.3CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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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Check OS10 versionRun the command to display the OS10 version (such as 'show version' at the CLI prompt or view system information at login)Affected if The installed version is lower than 10.4.3
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Verify undocumented certificates presenceExamine the system for pre-installed X.509 certificate files or check running services that may be using embedded default certificatesAffected if Default or undocumented X.509v3 key/certificate pairs are found on the system
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Audit certificate inventoryReview the certificate store or configuration for any certificates that were not explicitly installed by administratorsAffected if Any X.509 certificates exist that were not deliberately added by the network administrator
If the OS10 version is below 10.4.3 or if undocumented default X.509 certificates are present on the system, it is affected by CVE-2019-3710
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 data10.4.3
Upgrade Dell EMC Networking OS10 to version 10.4.3 or later to replace the undocumented default keys with properly managed certificates. After upgrading, implement certificate management policies and consider rotating any credentials that may have been exposed.
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