TI-2019-02944 Aliases CVE-2019-3938 GHSA-fgmr-rpcg-m7f6

Insufficiently protected credentials in Crestron AirMedia

LOW 34CWE-522Published 2019-04-30 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522 and CWE-798.

Summary

Crestron AM-100 with firmware 1.6.0.2 and AM-101 with firmware 2.7.0.2 stores usernames, passwords, and other configuration options in the file generated via the "export configuration" feature. The configuration file is encrypted using the awenc binary. The same binary can be used to decrypt any configuration file since all the encryption logic is hard coded. A local attacker can use this vulnerability to gain access to devices username and passwords.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00259 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Crestron	Crestron AirMedia	AM-100 firmware 1.6.0.2 and AM-101 firmware 2.7.0.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Crestron AirMedia VendorCrestron Affected AM-100 firmware 1.6.0.2 and AM-101 firmware 2.7.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:crestron:am-100_firmware:1.6.0.2:::::::*	1.6.0.2	Vulnerable	Crestron
cpe:2.3:h:crestron:am-100:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Crestron
cpe:2.3:o:crestron:am-101_firmware:2.7.0.2:::::::*	2.7.0.2	Vulnerable	Crestron
cpe:2.3:h:crestron:am-101:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Crestron

cpe:2.3:o:crestron:am-100_firmware:1.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Crestron
cpe:2.3:h:crestron:am-100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Crestron
cpe:2.3:o:crestron:am-101_firmware:2.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Crestron
cpe:2.3:h:crestron:am-101:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Crestron

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3938
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgmr-rpcg-m7f6

References

Exploit 1

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-20

TI-2019-02935 Cross-site scripting in Crestron AirMedia, Barco WePresent, Extron ShareLink, Teq AV IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-02938 Hard-coded credentials in Crestron AirMedia CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-02936 Stack-based buffer overflow in Crestron AirMedia, Barco WePresent, Extron ShareLink, Teq… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-02932 Cross-site scripting in Crestron AirMedia CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-02931 Cross-site scripting in Crestron AirMedia CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-02945 Hard-coded credentials in Crestron AirMedia CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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