CVE-2019-8282

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-300

Description

Gemalto Admin Control Center, all versions prior to 7.92, uses cleartext HTTP to communicate with www3.safenet-inc.com to obtain language packs. This allows attacker to do man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and replace original language pack by malicious one.

Affected products

Sentinel LDK RTE: before 7.92 — fixed in 7.92

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sentinel LDK RTE 7.92. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/06/05/klcert-19-029-gemalto-admin-control-center-uses-cleartext-communication-with-www3-safenet-inc-com/
https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/06/05/klcert-19-029-gemalto-admin-control-center-uses-cleartext-communication-with-www3-safenet-inc-com/

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