CVE-2019-15271

high-risk
Published 2019-11-26

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The attacker must have either a valid credential or an active session token. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of the HTTP payload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web-based management interface of the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.

Do I need to act?

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5.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Rv016 Multi-Wan Vpn Firmware
Rv042G Dual Gigabit Wan Vpn Firmware

Affected Vendors

55
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 10/34 · Low