CVE-2019-1939
HIGHEPSS 91th pctlDescription
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on software logging features used by the application on Windows operating systems. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a targeted user to visit a website designed to submit malicious input to the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to modify files and execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the targeted user.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-74 (Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2013-2251 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2023-22527 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2019-2725 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2022-46169 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-35914 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2019-17558 | High | 7.5 | 99% | KEV | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2019-1939?
Upgrade webex teams to 3.0.12427.0 or later.
Is CVE-2019-1939 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2019-1939 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2019-1939?
CVE-2019-1939 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2019-1939 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for webex teams (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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