CVE-2019-12666
published 2019-09-25CVE-2019-12666: 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…
PriorityP434medium6.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRHUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.14%
63.3th percentile
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 and then entering specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the base Linux operating system.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | cisco_ios_xe_software_16.4.1 | >= unspecified < n/a | n/a |
| cisco | ios_xe | — | — |
| cisco | ios_xe | — | — |
| cisco | ios_xe | >= 16.4 < 16.6.5 | 16.6.5 |
| cisco | ios_xe | >= 16.7 < 16.9.3 | 16.9.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.06.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_cisco6.7MEDIUM
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Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software Path Traversal Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·2019-09-25·CVSS 6.7
CVE-2019-12666 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 Cisco IOS XE Software Path Traversal Vulnerability
Cisco IOS XE Software Path Traversal Vulnerability
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 and then entering specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the base Linux operating system.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software Path Traversal Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-12666 Cisco IOS XE Software Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2019-12666: Cisco IOS XE Software Path Traversal Vulnerability
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 and then entering specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the base Linux operating system. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no
CVSS: 3.0
CWE: CWE-22, CWE-22
Bug IDs: CSCvm24705
GHSA
GHSA-2phx-jm8v-c5v7: A vulnerability in the Guest Shell of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform directory traversal on the base Li
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-12666 [HIGH] CWE-22 GHSA-2phx-jm8v-c5v7: A vulnerability in the Guest Shell of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform directory traversal on the base Li
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 and then entering specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the base Linux operating system.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2019-09-25
Published