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CVE-2019-1961: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Web Portal Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-08 · updated 2026-08-24
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the improper input validation of tar packages uploaded through the Web Portal to the Image Repository. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted tar package and viewing the log entries that are generated. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying OS.

Affected products

• Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software: before 3.10.1 — fixed in 3.10.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software 3.10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190807-nfv-fileread
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190807-nfv-fileread

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