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Vulnerability details: VCID-szfx-665h-w3eb
Vulnerability ID VCID-szfx-665h-w3eb
Aliases CVE-2019-12855
GHSA-65rm-h285-5cc5
PYSEC-2019-129
Summary In words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream in Twisted through 19.2.1, XMPP support did not verify certificates when used with TLS, allowing an attacker to MITM connections.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.4 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00013.html
cvssv4 9.1 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00013.html
generic_textual CRITICAL http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00013.html
cvssv3.1 7.4 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00028.html
cvssv4 9.1 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00028.html
generic_textual CRITICAL http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00028.html
cvssv3 7.4 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-12855.json
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
epss 0.00646 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-12855
cvssv3 6.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-65rm-h285-5cc5
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/twisted/PYSEC-2019-129.yaml
cvssv4 9.1 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/twisted/PYSEC-2019-129.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/twisted/PYSEC-2019-129.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://github.com/twisted/twisted
cvssv4 9.1 https://github.com/twisted/twisted
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/twisted/twisted
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147
cvssv4 9.1 https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
cvssv4 9.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
cvssv4 9.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12855
cvssv4 9.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12855
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12855
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561
cvssv4 9.1 https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561
generic_textual CRITICAL https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-1
cvssv4 9.1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-1
generic_textual CRITICAL https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-1
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2
cvssv4 9.1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2
generic_textual CRITICAL https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2
cvssv3.1 7.4 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
cvssv4 9.1 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00013.html
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00013.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00028.html
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00028.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-12855.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/twisted/PYSEC-2019-129.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/twisted/PYSEC-2019-129.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/twisted/twisted
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/twisted/twisted
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12855
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12855
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-1
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.70648
EPSS Score 0.00646
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:42:01.231356+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/twisted/PYSEC-2019-129.yaml 38.0.0