What it is
CVE-2019-1652 is a vulnerability affecting Cisco Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware. A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2019-1652
Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware Command Injection
Cisco / Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware
- Severity
- CVSS 7.2 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 95.9%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
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Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Cisco / Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware Command Injection
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges on an affected device to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious HTTP POST requests to the web-based management interface of an affected device.
A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux shell as root. Cisco has released firmware updates that address this vulnerability.
- Published
- 24 Jan 2019
- Exploitation Reported
- 03 Mar 2022
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
Tags
edge
cisa
linux
metasploit
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1652
- 20190123 Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Command Injection Vulnerability tools.cisco.com · Vendor Advisory https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory...
- 46243 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46243/
- 46655 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46655/
- 106728 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106728
- 20190327 [RT-SA-2019-005] Cisco RV320 Command Injection Retrieval seclists.org · Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/61
- 20190327 [RT-SA-2019-005] Cisco RV320 Command Injection Retrieval seclists.org · Mailing List https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/55
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152262/Cisco-RV320-Command-Injection.html packetstormsecurity.com · CVE Record http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152262/Cisco-RV320-Command-Injec...
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152305/Cisco-RV320-RV325-Unauthenticat... packetstormsecurity.com · CVE Record http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152305/Cisco-RV320-RV325-Unauthe...
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Proof of concept available
Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2022-03-03 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
Metasploit template detected 28 Apr 2025.
View Metasploit template (opens in new tab)Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →Scanner Artifacts
Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/cisco_rv32x_rce.rb | 28 Apr 2025 |
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.0
7.2
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
95.9%
Weaknesses
Potential Proof of Concepts
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Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Metasploit module available
Exploit module available
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Public PoC available
Public proof-of-concept code published
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Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2019-1652
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2019-1652",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 7.2,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.95923,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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