Cisco Industrial Network Director Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
A vulnerability in the software update feature of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of files uploaded to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected system using administrator privileges and uploading an arbitrary file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cisco Industrial Network Director (Cisco) Fixed in 1.6.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1861
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vgx-3f92-37q8
References
More Cisco Industrial Network Director vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-06745 Cisco Industrial Network Director Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2019-01596 Cisco Industrial Network Director Configuration Data Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-01503 Cisco Industrial Network Director Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-06747 Hard-coded credentials in Cisco Industrial Network Director CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-03111 Cisco Industrial Network Director Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-12013 Cisco Industrial Network Director Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-1861 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1861 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2vgx-3f92-37q8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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