Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-1908 is a Cisco Integrated Management Controller issue that can let a remote, unauthenticated attacker view sensitive system information through the IPMI implementation. The main business risk is information leakage from server management systems, which could support follow-on attacks.
Executive priority
Prioritize this as a high-risk management-plane confidentiality issue. It may not directly alter systems, but leaked management information can materially improve an attacker’s ability to plan later compromise.
Technical view
The flaw is an information disclosure vulnerability in Cisco IMC IPMI caused by insufficient security restrictions. CVSS 3.0 is 7.5: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Cisco Unified Computing System management software and IMC/IPMI interfaces are reachable over the network, especially from untrusted networks. The source bundle does not specify affected versions or deployment prerequisites.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploitation is remote and unauthenticated. It does not provide evidence of active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Treat exploit status as unconfirmed unless Cisco or CISA later state otherwise.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are affected version details, fixed releases, and exploit evidence in the provided bundle. Validation should focus on Cisco IMC/IPMI exposure and Cisco advisory mapping, not assumed product variants or unofficial exploit claims.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco’s advisory for affected releases, fixed software, and official workarounds.
- Inventory Cisco UCS and IMC deployments that expose IPMI management services.
- Restrict IMC/IPMI access to trusted management networks and administrative hosts.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-reachable or broadly reachable management interfaces.
- Monitor management access logs for unusual remote access or enumeration activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Cisco IMC/IPMI is enabled on UCS management systems.
- Compare installed Cisco software releases against Cisco’s advisory.
- Validate that IMC/IPMI endpoints are not reachable from untrusted networks.
- Check access controls for management interfaces and administrative networks.
- Review logs for unexpected unauthenticated or anomalous management access attempts.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20190821 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Information Disclosure VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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CWE details
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.