Is CVE-2019-12638 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-12638 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12638?

CVE-2019-12638 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2019-12638

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against a user of the web-based management interface. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input that is processed by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface or access sensitive, browser-based information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.4 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 0.6% (49th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-4229)
Published: October 16, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-4229 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on November 21, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco ISE v2.0 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10795-2017 - archived
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) v1.2 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10521-2014 - archived

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016-ise-store-xss(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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