CVE-2019-1885
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.038 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Redfish protocol of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted authenticated commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands on an affected device with root privileges.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Unified Computing System (Management Software)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–9
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco integrated management controller supervisor3.0.0.0 → 3.0\(4k\)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:integrated_management_controller_supervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco integrated management controller supervisor4.0.0.0 → 4.0\(2f\)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:integrated_management_controller_supervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco integrated management controller supervisor4.0.0.0 → 4.0\(4b\)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:integrated_management_controller_supervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco unified computing system= 4.0(1c)hs3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20190821-ucs-cimcCisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability2019-08-21csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Redfish protocol of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted authenticated commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands on an affected device with root privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190821-ucs-cimc ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190821-ucs-cimc"]
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1885cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190821-ucs-cimccnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.3212/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190821-ucs-cimcenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190821-ucs-cimcVendor Advisorynvd
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