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CVE-2019-1821

94
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-1821 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager, stemming from improper input validation in their web-based management interfaces. This flaw allows an authenticated, remote attacker to upload a malicious file and execute code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. Exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, and it has garnered considerable community discussion and media coverage, though it is not currently listed on the KEV catalog as actively exploited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:evolved_programmable_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0\(0.0.83b\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_level_service:3.0\(0.0.83b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
98.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Cisco Prime Infrastructure Health Monitor TarArchive Directory Traversal Vulnerability · May 15, 2019
Nuclei: CVE-2019-1821 · Nov 6, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-47016 · Jun 20, 2019
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9809 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/153350/Cisco-Prime-Infrastructure-Health-Monitor-TarArchive-Directory-Traversal.html
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-pi-rce
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/108339
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry