Security News > 2019 > August > Critical Cisco VM Bug Allows Remote Takeover of Routers

2019-08-29 14:06
CVE-2019-12643 has been given the highest possible severity rating.
News URL
https://threatpost.com/critical-cisco-bug-remote-takeover-routers/147826/
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Related Vulnerability
DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
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2019-08-28 | CVE-2019-12643 | Improper Authentication vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE 15.5(3)S3.16/16.6.5 A vulnerability in the Cisco REST API virtual service container for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on the managed Cisco IOS XE device. | 10.0 |