6.7
CVSSv3

CVE-2019-12666

Published: 25/09/2019 Updated: 09/10/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.7 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

A vulnerability in the Guest Shell of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local malicious user to perform directory traversal on the base Linux operating system of Cisco IOS XE Software. The vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of certain commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by first accessing the Guest Shell and then entering specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to execute arbitrary code on the base Linux operating system.

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A vulnerability in the Guest Shell of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform directory traversal on the base Linux operating system of Cisco IOS XE Software The vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of certain commands An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by first accessing the Guest Shell an ...