CVE-2019-15271 (GCVE-0-2019-15271)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-26 03:12 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35
VLAI CISA Previdian
Title
Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The attacker must have either a valid credential or an active session token. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of the HTTP payload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web-based management interface of the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-08 17:19 UTC
CWE
Assigner
cisco CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 66/100 over 431 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cisco Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware Affected: unspecified , < n/a (custom)
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Date Public
2019-11-06 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 68eb2699-bfa8-4942-8d06-d197267d735c

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-15271

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-06-08
Asserted: 2022-06-08
Scope
Notes: Cisco RV Series Routers Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability | Affected: Cisco / RV Series Routers | Description: A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an attacker to execute code with root privileges. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-06-22 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15271
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-502
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product RV Series Routers
Due Date 2022-06-22
Date Added 2022-06-08
Vendorproject Cisco
Vulnerabilityname Cisco RV Series Routers Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:27 UTC | Updated: 2026-11-04 13:34 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: fb62ad9c-347f-44d2-8cf8-88306747d6da

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-15271

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-06-08
Asserted: 2022-06-08
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability | Affected: Cisco / Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware
Added Date 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 8.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

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