RCE in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software)
CVE-2019-1885
A vulnerability in the Redfish protocol of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted authenticated commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands on an affected device with root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.038 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software) — versions unspecified
- Cisco Integrated_management_controller_supervisor
- Cisco Ucs_c125_m5
- Cisco Ucs_c4200
- Cisco Ucs_s3260
- Cisco Unified_computing_system — versions 4.0\(1c\)hs3, 4.0(1c)hs3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1885?
- CVE-2019-1885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1885?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1885 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.