What is CVE-2019-1863?

CVE-2019-1863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (Ucse), classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-1863?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (Ucse)

CVE-2019-1863

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to make unauthorized changes to the system configuration. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow a user with read-only privileges to change critical system configurations using administrator privileges.

Published 2019-08-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190821… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1863?: CVE-2019-1863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (Ucse), classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-1863?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.