CVE detail

CVE-2019-12649 — CVE-2019-12649

Published 2019-09-25 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor cisco · Product ios_xe · Source nvd

MEDIUM

severity

CVSS-derived band

6.7

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.0024

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

15.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

NOT LISTED

CISA KEV

known exploited catalog

Description

A vulnerability in the Image Verification feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install and boot a malicious software image or execute unsigned binaries on an affected device. The vulnerability exists because, under certain circumstances, an affected device can be configured to not verify the digital signatures of system image files during the boot process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by abusing a specific feature that is part of the device boot process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to install and boot a malicious software image or execute unsigned binaries on the targeted device.

Remediation

Product	Vulnerable range	Fixed version	Advisory
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software 3.2.11aSG	>=unspecified<n/a	not specified	advisory ↗

References

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