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CVE-2019-1688

Cisco Network Assurance Engine CLI Access with Default Password Vulnerability

7.7 High

A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.29%Down 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

Cisco Network Assurance Engine CLI Access with Default Password Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).

Record
CVE-2019-1688
CVSS 3.0
7.7 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-798
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-10245 7.7

A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).

Record
EUVD-2019-10245
CVSS 3.0
7.7 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8pv-5j53-pm62 7.1

A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could...

A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).

Record
GHSA-h8pv-5j53-pm62
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-798
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.1

A vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the default administrator password via the CLI of an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) Release 3.0(1). The default password condition only affects new installations of Release 3.0(1).

Record
CVE-2019-1688
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.7 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-798
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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In short

CVE-2019-1688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Cisco Network Assurance Engine, published February 12, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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