CVE-2019-1794
Cisco Directory Connector Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- cisco
Description
A vulnerability in the search path processing of Cisco Directory Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a binary of their choosing. The vulnerability is due to uncontrolled search path elements. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a binary of their choosing earlier in the search path utilized by Cisco Directory Connector to locate and load required resources.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciscoCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 67% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
Cisco · Cisco Directory Connector
- affected 2.2
What to do
Workaround: To ensure that supporting dynamic link libraries (DLLs) are loaded from system locations prior to the user's current working directory, an administrator can verify SafeDLLSearchMode is enabled in the Windows Registry. This process is outlined in Deployment Guide for Cisco Directory Connector. Warning: Incorrectly modifying the system registry of a Microsoft Windows-based device may cause serious problems. Neither Cisco nor Microsoft can guarantee that problems that may result from improper registry modification, either from applying registry changes via a .reg file or by using the Registry Editor, can be resolved. Modify the registry of a system at the user's own risk.
Exploitation: The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
References (2)
- 20190417 Cisco Directory Connector Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- 108032 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2019-1794)Record last updated .