CVE-2019-1905

Cisco Email Security Appliance GZIP Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 20, 2019 at 03:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEmail Security Appliance

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Severity
MEDIUM5.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the GZIP decompression engine 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 validation of GZIP-formatted files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious file inside a crafted GZIP-compressed file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.

Affected

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

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

5.8MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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