CVE-2019-1698

Cisco IoT Field Network Director XML External Entity Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: February 21, 2019 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIot Field Network Director

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of Cisco Internet of Things Field Network Director (IoT-FND) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to information that is stored on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by importing a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read files within the affected application. Versions prior to 4.4(0.26) are affected.

Affected

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

v < 4.4(0.26)
Affected range stops below 4.4(0.26), 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

4.9MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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