Cisco RV Series Routers Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability (CVE-2019-15271)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-06-08 · CVE-2019-15271
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. CISA added CVE-2019-15271 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 8, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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