CVE-2019-1688 json
Cisco Network Assurance Engine CLI Access with Default Password Vulnerability
published 2019-02-12 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10245
- cvss
- 7.7
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Network Assurance Engine
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190212-nae-dos
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/107010
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1688
- NVD CVE-2019-1688
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