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CVE-2019-1805 json

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Secure Shell Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-10362

cvss
5.4
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in certain access control mechanisms for the Secure Shell (SSH) server implementation for Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to access a CLI instance on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input- and validation-checking mechanisms for inbound SSH connections on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to establish an SSH connection to an affected controller. An exploit could allow the attacker to access an affected device's CLI to potentially cause further attacks. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 8.5(140.0).

Patch / fix

  • Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) 8.5(140.0)

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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