What is CVE-2019-16028?

CVE-2019-16028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-16028?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Firepower Management Center

CVE-2019-16028

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an af…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.025 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

20200122 Cisco Firepower Management Center Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16028?: CVE-2019-16028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-16028?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.