Published: 24/04/2024 Updated: 25/04/2024

A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local malicious user to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have read-only or higher privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to elevate privileges to root.

Cisco discloses root escalation flaw with public exploit code

BleepingComputer • Sergiu Gatlan • 17 Apr 2024

Cisco discloses root escalation flaw with public exploit code By Sergiu Gatlan April 17, 2024 01:25 PM 0 Cisco has released patches for a high-severity Integrated Management Controller (IMC) vulnerability with public exploit code that can let local attackers escalate privileges to root. Cisco IMC is a baseboard management controller for managing UCS C-Series Rack and UCS S-Series Storage servers via multiple interfaces, including XML API, web (WebUI), and command-line (CLI) interfaces. "A vulner...

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