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Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2019-15271

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The attacker must have either a valid credential or an active session token. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of the HTTP payload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web-based management interface of the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.

CISA KEV SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:5.98%
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Attack Surface
Authentication
Weaponization
SSVC Action

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
Cisco Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware unspecified < n/a (affected)

References & Technical Advisories

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
EPSS Score
5.979%

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityCisco Systems, Inc. · Hosted Service · USA
Reserved2019-08-20T00:00:00
Published2019-11-26T03:12:26
Patch Date2019-11-06
Last Updated2025-10-21T23:35:57

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