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TI-2019-09465 Aliases CVE-2019-12669GHSA-6588-55q8-wmrc

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Change of Authorization Denial of Service Vulnerability

Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the RADIUS Change of Authorization (CoA) code of Cisco TrustSec, a feature within Cisco IOS XE Software, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of a malformed packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01829 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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 IOS XE Software 3.2.9SGall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco IOS XE Software 3.2.9SG VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.2(3)eVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3\)e5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.2(3)e5VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:16.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.11.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2(3)e Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3\)e5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2(3)e5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:16.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.11.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Cisco IOS XE Software 3.2.9SG n/a

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-09467 Cisco IOS XE Software Consent Token Bypass VulnerabilityPriority LOW 36

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12669
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6588-55q8-wmrc

References

  • TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources