Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a critical authentication bypass in Cisco data-center management products. A remote attacker could obtain an administrator session token without logging in, giving full control of the affected management interface. Business impact is high because these tools manage infrastructure, not just a single application. Exposure is most likely where Cisco IMC Supervisor, Cisco UCS Director, or Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data management interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks. The source bundle does not provide exact affected or fixed version ranges. Treat this as urgent for any exposed Cisco management platform. Full administrator access to infrastructure management can create broad operational and security consequences. Prioritize inventory, exposure reduction, and vendor-guided remediation. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory for affected versions and fixed releases.; Patch or upgrade affected Cisco management products per vendor guidance.; Restrict management interfaces to trusted admin networks or VPN only..
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CWE-287: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20190821 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Authentication Bypass VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory
- 20190828 Multiple vulns in Cisco UCS Director: from unauth remote access to code execution as rootCVE reference · mailing-list
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Improper Authentication
Improper Authentication represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.