The Cobham EXPLORER 710, firmware version 1.07, does not validate its firmware image
The Cobham EXPLORER 710, firmware version 1.07, does not validate its firmware image. Development scripts left in the firmware can be used to upload a custom firmware image that the device runs. This could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to upload their own firmware that could be used to intercept or modify traffic, spoof or intercept GPS traffic, exfiltrate private data, hide a backdoor, or cause a denial-of-service.
- Published
- Oct 10, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 12th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-494
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cobham | explorer 710 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:cobham:explorer_710_firmware |
| cobham | explorer 710 | cpe:2.3:h:cobham:explorer_710 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cobham explorer 710 firmware1.07
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (certcc). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Cobham plc Explorer 710
- 1.07affected
Same product
cobham: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-9531The web application portal of the Cobham EXPLORER 710, firmware version 1.07, allows unauthenticated access to a port that can run AT commands40Plan
- CVE-2019-9533The root password of the Cobham EXPLORER 710 is the same for all versions of firmware up to and including v1.0839Monitor
- CVE-2019-9532The web application portal of the Cobham EXPLORER 710, firmware version 1.07, sends the login password in cleartext31Monitor
- CVE-2019-9530The web root directory of the Cobham EXPLORER 710, firmware version 1.07, has no access restrictions on downloading and reading all files22Monitor
- CVE-2019-9529The web application portal of the Cobham EXPLORER 710, firmware version 1.07, has no authentication by default22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-494 · Download of Code Without Integrity CheckCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Software Integrity AttackCAPEC-184Low
- Malicious Software DownloadCAPEC-185Very High
- Malicious Software UpdateCAPEC-186High
- Malicious Automated Software Update via RedirectionCAPEC-187likelihood: High · High
- Malicious Manual Software UpdateCAPEC-533likelihood: Low · High
- Open-Source Library ManipulationCAPEC-538likelihood: Low · High
- Malicious Automated Software Update via SpoofingCAPEC-657likelihood: High · High
- Adversary in the Browser (AiTB)CAPEC-662likelihood: High · Very High
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.