CVE-2019-1886
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the HTTPS decryption feature of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) server certificates. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a malformed certificate in a web server and sending a request to it through the Cisco WSA. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected restart of the proxy process on an affected device.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)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 · 5–8.6
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco web security appliance= 11.7.0-fcs-334nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20190703-wsa-dosCisco Web Security Appliance HTTPS Certificate Denial of Service Vulnerability2019-07-03csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the HTTPS decryption feature of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) server certificates. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a malformed certificate in a web server and sending a request to it through the Cisco WSA. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected restart of the proxy process on an affected device. 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-20190703-wsa-dos ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-wsa-dos"]
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.cisco.com/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1886cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-asyncos-wsacnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-wsa-doscnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Web-Security-Appliance-denial-of-service-via-HTTPS-Certificate-29693cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2446/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109049cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109049enisa_euvd
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