High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Nov 26, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-15271
CVE-2019-15271
Description
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.
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv016_multi-wan_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <4.2.3.10
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042_dual_wan_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <4.2.3.10
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042g_dual_gigabit_wan_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <4.2.3.10
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv082_dual_wan_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <4.2.3.10
- Range: unspecified
Patches
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References
2- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191106-sbrv-cmd-xnvdVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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