CVE-2019-15271
Actively exploited. CVE-2019-15271 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an attacker to execute code with root privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute code with root privileges.
- Who is affected
- Certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to the potential for remote code execution and active exploitation.
- Action
- Apply the security update provided by Cisco.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 92% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-15271: Cisco RV Series Routers Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-06-08
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