CVE-2019-1794: Cisco Directory Connector Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 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: 2019-04-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

A vulnerability in the search path processing of Cisco Directory Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a binary of their choosing. The vulnerability is due to uncontrolled search path elements. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a binary of their choosing earlier in the search path utilized by Cisco Directory Connector to locate and load required resources.

Affected products

Cisco Meeting Server: 2.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108032
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-cdc-hijack
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108032
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-cdc-hijack

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