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CVE-2019-1821

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2019-05-16
  • Fixed in3.0.1
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability exist because the software improperly validates user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file to the administrative web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-05-1601:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2019-05-17Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2023-10-1414:56Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-10-1414:56Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco evolved programmable network manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0< 3.0.13.0.1
Cisco network level service
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0= 3.0\(0.0.83b\)no fix published
Cisco prime infrastructure
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.4< 3.4.13.4.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As cisco, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Cisco Prime Infrastructure
    Affected
    • = 3.4no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2019-06-19

Fix

  1. Update Cisco evolved programmable network manager to 3.0.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-47016EDB-47686
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedk8gege/CiscoExploit
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/cpi_tararchive_uploadrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-05-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4mx6-fjqc-4rhr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1821?

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability exist because the software improperly validates user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file to the administrative web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system.

Is CVE-2019-1821 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-1821 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 98.1% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-1821?

CVE-2019-1821 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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