Sphinx Technologies Sphinx 3.1.1 by default has no authentication and listens on 0.0.0.0…
Priority LOW 37CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Sphinx Technologies Sphinx 3.1.1 by default has no authentication and listens on 0.0.0.0, making it exposed to the internet (unless filtered by a firewall or reconfigured to listen to 127.0.0.1 only).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02099 81st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sphinxsearch:sphinx:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Sphinxsearch |
- cpe:2.3:a:sphinxsearch:sphinx:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sphinxsearch
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14511
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8f6-g5xv-w78j
References
More Sphinxsearch Sphinx vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17545 SphinxSearch in Sphinx Technologies Sphinx through 3.1.1 allows directory traversal (in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-14511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8f6-g5xv-w78j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-14511 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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