Is CVE-2019-16009 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-16009 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-16009?

CVE-2019-16009 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2019-16009

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web UI on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions with the privilege level of the targeted user. If the user has administrative privileges, the attacker could alter the configuration, execute commands, or reload an affected device.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-352
EPSS score: 1.0% (61th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-6901)
Published: September 23, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-6901 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on November 13, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / ios
cisco / ios xe

Certified products that may be affected

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

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Wired Access Switches running IOS-XE 3.10 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10906-2018 - archived
Cisco Catalyst 3K/4K Wired Access Switches running IOS-XE 3.8.0E - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10688-2016 - archived
Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 1000 Series, IOS XE 3.13 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10609-2015 - archived
Cisco Integrated Services Router 4400 Series (ISR-4400), IOS XE 3.13.0 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10600-2015 - archived
Cisco Catalyst 3650, 3850, 4500E (Sup7E, Sup7LE, Sup8E), 4500X, 4500XF running IOS-XE 3.6.1S - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10607-2014 - archived

See all 10 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200108-ios-csrf(Vendor Advisory)

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

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