Vulnerability · CVE-2019-12258
Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through vx7 has Session Fixation in the TCP component.
Published Aug 9, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Wind River VxWorks 6.6
Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check this week
CVE-2019-12258 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Wind River VxWorks 6.6.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Wind River VxWorks 6.6).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2019-12261 · Critical
- CVE-2019-12260 · Critical
- CVE-2019-12255 · Critical · known exploited
- CVE-2019-12265 · Medium
- CVE-2019-12263 · High · known exploited
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 22.95%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos · cpe windriver/vxworks
Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through vx7 has Session Fixation in the TCP component. This is a IPNET security vulnerability: DoS of TCP connection via malformed TCP options.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos>= 5.9.0.0, <= 5.9.0.7
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos>= 5.9.1.0., <= 5.9.1.12
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos>= 6.2.0.0, <= 6.2.3.1
- cpe sonicwall/sonicos>= 6.2.4.0, <= 6.2.4.3
- cpe windriver/vxworks7.0
- cpe windriver/vxworks< 6.9.4.12
How to fix CVE-2019-12258
Upgrade
CVE-2019-12258 lists a fix boundary at 5.9.0.7. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected <= 5.9.0.7
Advisory
Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2019-12258 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Wind River VxWorks 6.6.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with >= 5.9.0.0, <= 5.9.0.7, >= 5.9.1.0., <= 5.9.1.12, >= 6.2.0.0, <= 6.2.3.1, >= 6.2.4.0, <= 6.2.4.3, 7.0, < 6.9.4.12. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-384. EPSS 22.95%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 9, 2019 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through vx7 has Session Fixation in the TCP component. This is a IPNET security vulnerability: DoS of TCP connection via malformed TCP options.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through vx7 has Session Fixation in the TCP component. This is a IPNET security vulnerability: DoS of TCP connection via malformed TCP options.
Sources
- Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2019-12258
Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through vx7 has Session Fixation in the TCP component. This is a IPNET security vulnerability: DoS of TCP connection via malformed TCP options.
nvd.nist.gov - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_scanner/vxworks/urgent11_check
Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- Metasploit ModulesNov 3, 2026
- Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026