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CVE-2019-12503
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-12-02 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-306
Description
Due to unencrypted and unauthenticated data communication, the wireless barcode scanner Inateck BCST-60 is prone to keystroke injection attacks. Thus, an attacker is able to send arbitrary keystrokes to a victim's computer system, e.g., to install malware when the target system is unattended. In this way, an attacker can remotely take control over the victim's computer that is operated with an affected receiver of this device.
Affected products
- Inateck Bcst-60 Firmware: all versions
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155503/Inateck-BCST-60-Barcode-Scanner-Keystroke-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/30
- https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-027.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155503/Inateck-BCST-60-Barcode-Scanner-Keystroke-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/30
- https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-027.txt
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