# CVE-2019-1919: Cisco FindIT Network Management Software Static Credentials Vulnerability

> An attacker with local console access can log in using static root credentials in Cisco FindIT VM images, gaining full control.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gw9g-mqhh-8p6h

## What is CVE-2019-1919?

CVE-2019-1919 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco FindIT Network Manager, published on 17 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Cisco FindIT Network Management Software virtual machine (VM) images could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker who has access to the VM console to log in to the device with a static account that has root privileges. The vulnerability is due to the presence of an account with static credentials in the underlying Linux operating system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the command line of the affected VM with the static account. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in with root-level privileges. This vulnerability affects only Cisco FindIT Network Manager and Cisco FindIT Network Probe Release 1.1.4 if these products are using Cisco-supplied VM images. No other releases or deployment models are known to be vulnerable.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1919?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Findit Network Manager, Cisco Findit Network Probe.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1919?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1919 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1919 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1919 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco FindIT Network Manager, published on 17 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco FindIT Network Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1919/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1919/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1919
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1919
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1919

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1919/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.