CVE-2020-35138

Public Exploit

Description

The MobileIron agents through 2021-03-22 for Android and iOS contain a hardcoded encryption key, used to encrypt the submission of username/password details during the authentication process, as demonstrated by Mobile@Work (aka com.mobileiron). The key is in the com/mobileiron/common/utils/C4928m.java file. NOTE: It has been asserted that there is no causality or connection between credential encryption and the MiTM attack

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory google.com Third-Party Advisory ivanti.com Third-Party Advisory optiv.com Third-Party Advisory optiv.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileiron&hl=en_US&gl=US third party advisory product
https://www.optiv.com/explore-optiv-insights/source-zero/mobileiron-mdm-contains-static-key-allowing-account-enumeration third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/optiv/rustyIron third party advisory exploit
https://www.ivanti.com/blog/a-warranted-response-to-inaccurate-optiv-research third party advisory
https://www.optiv.com/insights/source-zero/blog/mobileiron-mdm-contains-static-key-allowing-account-enumeration third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35138?
CVE-2020-35138 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35138?
To fix CVE-2020-35138, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-35138 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-35138 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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