CWE Code: 78
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Summary: a vulnerability in a virtualization manager (vman) related cli command of cisco ios xe software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying linux operating system with a privilege level of root. the vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific vman cli command on the affected device. an attacker who has administrator access to an affected device could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. a successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges, which may lead to complete system compromise.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2019-09-25
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-09
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CWE Code: 78
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Summary: a vulnerability in a virtualization manager (vman) related cli command of cisco ios xe software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying linux operating system with a privilege level of root. the vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific vman cli command on the affected device. an attacker who has administrator access to an affected device could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. a successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges, which may lead to complete system compromise.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2019-09-25
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-09
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