RCE in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software)
CVE-2019-1879
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input at the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the administrator password via the CLI of an affected device and submitting crafted input to the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software) — versions 4.0
- Cisco Integrated Management Controller
- Cisco Unified Computing System — versions 4.0\(1c\)hs3, 4.0(1c)hs3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190619… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108850 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1879?
- CVE-2019-1879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2019-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1879?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.