CVE-2019-1736 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1736: Multiple Cisco UCS-Based Products UEFI Secure Boot Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Weakness CWE-347
Published September 23, 2020
Last update November 13, 2024

CVSS base score

6.2/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the firmware of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers could allow an authenticated, physical attacker to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot validation checks and load a compromised software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of the server firmware upgrade images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a server firmware version that would allow the attacker to disable UEFI Secure Boot. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the signature validation checks that are done by UEFI Secure Boot technology and load a compromised software image on the affected device. A compromised software image is any software image that has not been digitally signed by Cisco.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 23, 2020 CVE published
November 13, 2024 Record updated