VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-1736

CVSS score6.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the firmware of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers could allow an authenticated, physical attacker to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot validation checks and load a compromised software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of the server firmware upgrade images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a server firmware version that would allow the attacker to disable UEFI Secure Boot. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the signature validation checks that are done by UEFI Secure Boot technology and load a compromised software image on the affected device. A compromised software image is any software image that has not been digitally signed by Cisco.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Primary references