CVE-2019-6524

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

Moxa IKS and EDS do not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts, which may allow an attacker to discover passwords via brute force attack.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 48.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 5, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

ics-cert@hqhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178
ics-cert@hqhttps://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-057-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-057-01

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 22:07 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 22:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-24 16:47 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-6524?

CVE-2019-6524 is a critical vulnerability published on March 5, 2019. Moxa IKS and EDS do not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts, which may allow an attacker to discover passwords via brute force attack.

When was CVE-2019-6524 disclosed?

CVE-2019-6524 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 5, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-6524 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-6524 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 48.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-6524?

CVE-2019-6524 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-6524?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-6524, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2019-6524

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