CVE detail

CVE-2019-1950 — CVE-2019-1950

Published 2020-02-19 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor cisco · Product ios_xe · Source nvd

HIGH

severity

CVSS-derived band

8.4

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.0033

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

26.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

NOT LISTED

CISA KEV

known exploited catalog

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the existence of default credentials within the default configuration of an affected device. An attacker who has access to an affected device could log in with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the device. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software releases 16.11 and earlier.

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

Cisco fixed this vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Release 16.12.1.

workarounds

To check for the presence of default credentials, customers can use the show running-configuration | include username admin command within the Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software command line. To remove the default credentials, customers can use the config-transaction and no username admin commands.

Product	Vulnerable range	Fixed version	Advisory
Cisco Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software	—	not specified	advisory ↗

References

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