Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-12651 affects Cisco IOS XE Web UI. An authenticated remote user could run commands with elevated privileges on affected network devices, risking outages or unauthorized changes. The bundle rates it high severity with CVSS 7.6.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority network infrastructure issue, especially for management interfaces reachable beyond a tightly controlled admin network. It is not confirmed as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but successful abuse could disrupt critical routing or switching operations.
Technical view
The issue is command injection (CWE-77) in Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI. CVSS indicates network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high availability impact. The provided affected entry names Cisco IOS XE Software 3.2.11aSG.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Cisco IOS XE Web UI is enabled, reachable over the network, and accessible to authenticated users. The provided bundle only names Cisco IOS XE Software 3.2.11aSG, so broader version impact should be confirmed from Cisco guidance.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. Risk remains meaningful because exploitation requires only authenticated remote access and could affect device availability with elevated command execution.
Researcher notes
The evidence supports authenticated remote command injection in the IOS XE Web UI with elevated command execution. Source detail is limited in the prompt, so do not infer additional products, version ranges, exploit maturity, or specific fixes beyond Cisco advisory review.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Cisco advisory for affected releases and official fixed software guidance.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly reachable management interfaces.
- Restrict Web UI access to trusted administrative networks where operationally possible.
- Remove or reduce unnecessary low-privilege administrative accounts.
- Monitor Cisco guidance for any updated mitigation or fixed-release information.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Cisco IOS XE devices and identify Web UI exposure.
- Check for Cisco IOS XE Software 3.2.11aSG in asset records.
- Confirm whether Web UI is reachable from untrusted or user networks.
- Review administrative account access to affected management interfaces.
- Compare installed versions against Cisco advisory guidance.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.6 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H2.84.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.6HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20190925 Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection VulnerabilitiesCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.