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CVE-2019-1861: Cisco Industrial Network Director Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability in the software update feature of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of files uploaded to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected system using administrator privileges and uploading an arbitrary file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Cisco Industrial Network Director: before 1.6.0 — fixed in 1.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Industrial Network Director 1.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108622
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190605-ind-rce
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108622
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190605-ind-rce

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