CVE-2018-15368 — Improper Input Validation in Cisco IOS XE Software

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-78 — OS Command Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco IOS XE SoftwareCisco IOS XE
Timeline
PublishedOct 5
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to the underlying Linux shell of an affected device and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the device. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly sanitizing command arguments to prevent modifications to the underlying Linux filesystem on a device. An attacker who has privileged EXEC mode (privilege level 15) access to an affected device could ex…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDcisco/ios_xe15.4\(3\)s

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-c88x-25jj-8xff: A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to the underlying Linux shell o↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
Cisco IOS XE Software Privileged EXEC Mode Root Shell Access Vulnerability↗2018-10-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software Privileged EXEC Mode Root Shell Access Vulnerability↗2018-09-26
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