Industrial Network DirectorApplication · Cisco
CVE-2019-1861
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability in the software update feature of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of files uploaded to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected system using administrator privileges and uploading an arbitrary file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA file upload vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director's software update feature allows authenticated administrators to upload files without proper validation, enabling arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. The attacker must have valid administrator credentials to exploit this flaw.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Industrial Network DirectorApplication
< 1.6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Cisco Industrial Network Director is presentCheck for running processes or services named 'cisco-ind' or 'industrial-director', or look for the web interface on common ports (443, 8443)Affected if The product is installed and accessible on the network
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Determine the installed versionAccess the web UI and navigate to Administration > System > Software Version, or check via CLI if available: show version or similar commandAffected if The version is below 1.6.0 (e.g., 1.5.x, 1.4.x, etc.)
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Verify administrator authentication is configuredCheck if local or remote administrator accounts exist in Administration > User Management in the web UIAffected if Valid administrator credentials exist, even with strong password policies
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Confirm software update feature is accessibleCheck if the Software Updates or firmware update section is visible in the web UI under Administration or System settingsAffected if The software update functionality is available to authenticated administrators
If Cisco Industrial Network Director is running with a version lower than 1.6.0 and has administrator accounts configured, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2019-1861.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.6.0
Apply the Cisco patch for CVE-2019-1861 when available; restrict administrator account access and monitor software update functionality for suspicious upload activity in the interim.
Fix this in Industrial Network Director
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2019-1861 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-1861 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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