CVE-2019-12635

Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 5, 2019 at 01:20 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorContent Security Management Appliance

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the authorization module of Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain out-of-scope access to email. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not correctly implement role permission controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a custom role with specific permissions. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the spam quarantine of other users.

Affected

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

v < 12.5.0
Affected range stops below 12.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285CWE-732

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