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TI-2019-01565 Aliases CVE-2019-1945GHSA-c5qc-f9f4-p3gm

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Smart Tunnel Vulnerabilities

Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in the smart tunnel functionality of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root user or load a malicious library file while the tunnel is being established. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this security advisory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software (Cisco): 9.8.4.7

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Softwarebefore 9.8.4.79.8.4.7Patch availableCNA
  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software VendorCisco Affected before 9.8.4.7 Fixed in 9.8.4.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.4.4.37VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.4.4.37 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software (Cisco) Fixed in 9.8.4.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software — 20190807 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Smart Tunnel Vulnerabilities

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

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    • TI-2019-01564 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Smart Tunnel VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5qc-f9f4-p3gm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-14628 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2016-05454 Buffer overflow in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software through 9.4.2.3 on… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-06973 Authentication bypass in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-82192 Denial of service in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD SSL VPN KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-16533 Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2025-14657 Missing authorization in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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