CVE-2019-1762

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 28, 2019 at 12:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:29 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorIOSIOS Xe

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

A vulnerability in the Secure Storage feature of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive system information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper memory operations performed at encryption time, when affected software handles configuration updates. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by retrieving the contents of specific memory locations of an affected device. A successful exploit could result in the disclosure of keying materials that are part of the device configuration, which can be used to recover critical system information.

Remediation

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CVSS

4.4MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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