SIMalliance Toolbox Browser Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2019-16256)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-11-03 · CVE-2019-16256
SIMalliance Toolbox Browser contains an command injection vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to retrieve location and IMEI information or execute a range of other attacks by modifying the attack message. CISA added CVE-2019-16256 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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