7.5

CVE-2019-12696: cisco cisco firesight system software Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 02-10-2019Last modified 19-11-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-12696 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in cisco cisco firesight system software. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-10-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Firepower System Software Detection Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured Malware and File Policies for RTF and RAR file types. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.46% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links