VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-1754

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability3.40%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-03-28

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the authorization subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated but unprivileged (level 1), remote attacker to run privileged Cisco IOS commands by using the web UI. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user privileges of web UI users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious payload to a specific endpoint in the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the lower-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands with higher privileges on the affected device.

Weakness classification

psirt@cisco.com: CWE-20
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269

Primary references

psirt@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@cisco.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory