What is CVE-2019-1938?

CVE-2019-1938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System Director, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-1938?

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

Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Computing System Director

CVE-2019-1938

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrat…

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 Unified Computing System Director — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

20190821 Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1938?: CVE-2019-1938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System Director, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-1938?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.