CVE-2019-19753
CRITICAL EXPLOITEDSimpleMiningOS <1259 - Man-in-the-Middle
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2019-19753 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).
Description
SimpleMiningOS through v1259 ships with SSH host keys baked into the installation image, which allows man-in-the-middle attacks and makes identification of all public IPv4 nodes trivial with Shodan.io. NOTE: the vendor indicated that they have no plans to fix this, and discourage deployment using public IPv4.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources
https://rsaxvc.net/blog/2020/4/10/Widespread_re-use_of_SSH_Host_Keys_in_Ethereum_Mining_Rig_Operating_Systems.html
Various Sources
https://simplemining.net/page/changelog
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
34.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2020-04-10
CWE
CWE-321
Status
published
Published
Apr 30, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026