Medium severity5.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-1921
CVE-2019-1921
Description
A vulnerability in the attachment scanning of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the email body. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by naming a malicious attachment with a specific pattern. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally block the attachment.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:12.0.0-419:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:12.0.0-419:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 12.0.0-419
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