CVE-2019-1745: Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected commands. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the affected device.

Affected products

Cisco IOS XE: 3.6.10e, 3.10.0s, 3.10.1s, 3.10.2as, 3.10.2s, 3.10.2ts (+149)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107588
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190327-xecmd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107588
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190327-xecmd

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