CVE-2019-1586 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1586: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Recoverable Encryption Key Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Weakness CWE-320
Published May 3, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

4.6/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker with physical access to obtain sensitive information from an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insecure removal of cleartext encryption keys stored on local partitions in the hard drive of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by retrieving data from the physical disk on the affected partition(s). A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve encryption keys, possibly allowing the attacker to further decrypt other data and sensitive information on the device, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated