Executive Summary

CVE-2019-1946 exposes an authentication bypass flaw in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software’s web‑based management interface. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can send a crafted request to gain limited access, view configuration details, and potentially upload virtual machine images. The issue stems from incorrect authentication handling, allowing exploitation without credentials.

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Authoritative CVE Metadata - CVSS Base Score: 6.5 (MEDIUM) - Published: 2019-08-08T08:15:12.147 - Last Modified: 2026-08-24T18:22:58.150

Original Description: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and get limited access to the web-based management interface. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect implementation of authentication in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted authentication request to the web-based management interface on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view limited configuration details and potentially upload a virtual machine image.

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