CVE-2019-15271
Cisco RV Series Routers Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run RV Series Routers, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| RV Series Routers | Cisco | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
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- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2019-15271 scored CVSS 8.8: Cisco RV Series Routers, Cisco RV Series Routers Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched RV Series Routers systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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