Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones Local Command Execution Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-77.
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow a physically proximate attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the device configuration interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the configuration interface, which may require a password, and then accessing the device's physical interface and inserting a USB storage device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device in an elevated security context. At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones firmware releases 7.6.2SR5 and prior.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco SPA525G2 5-line IP Phone | before 7.6.2SR5 | 7.6.2SR5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cisco SPA525G2 5-line IP Phone VendorCisco Affected before 7.6.2SR5 Fixed in 7.6.2SR5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa501g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa501g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa502g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa502g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa504g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa504g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa508g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa508g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa509g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa509g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa501g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa501g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa502g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa502g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa504g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa504g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa508g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa508g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa509g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa509g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa512g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa512g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa514g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa514g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa525g2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa525g2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa500s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa500ds_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.2sr5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa500ds:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa512g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa512g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa514g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa514g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa525g2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa525g2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa500s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa500ds_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.2sr5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa500ds:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cisco SPA525G2 5-line IP Phone (Cisco) Fixed in 7.6.2SR5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcwq-7vcg-g735
References
More Cisco Spa500ds Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-01309 Cisco SPA112, SPA525, and SPA5x5 Series IP Phones Certificate Validation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2023-06924 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Small Business IP Phones CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-06887 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Small Business IP Phones CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-1923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcwq-7vcg-g735 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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