CVE-2019-1955

HIGH

Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware - Unauthenticated Filter Bypass via SPF Message Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input and validation checking mechanisms for certain SPF messages that are sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a customized SPF packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the header filters that are configured for the affected device, which could allow malicious content to pass through the device.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0141
EPSS Percentile 69.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
cisco/email_security_appliance_firmware 12.0
cisco/email_security_appliance_firmware < 4.0mr1
Published Aug 08, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026