CVE-2019-1586 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Recoverable Encryption Key Vulnerability
An attacker with physical access can retrieve encryption keys from the disk, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information on Cisco APIC devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1586?
CVE-2019-1586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC), published on 3 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1586?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1586?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1586 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1586 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1586 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1393 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1396 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1577 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20011 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1578 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f958-6c9p-jx25.