CVE-2019-12620

Cisco HyperFlex Software Counter Value Injection Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2019 at 04:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:14 AM UTC
11 products affected across 1 vendorHyperflex HX220C Edge M5 FirmwareHyperflex HX220C M5 FirmwareHyperflex HX220C Af M5 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the statistics collection service of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary values on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication for the statistics collection service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending properly formatted data values to the statistics collection service of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the web interface statistics view to present invalid data to users.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

cisco-hyperflex-hx220c-af-m5 (same device)
cisco-hyperflex-hx220c-edge-m5 (same device)
cisco-hyperflex-hx220c-m5 (same device)
cisco-hyperflex-hx240c-af-m5 (same device)
cisco-hyperflex-hx240c-m5 (same device)
v < 3.5.2f
Affected range stops below 3.5.2f, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-345

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