CVEvulnerability

CVE-2019-12671

7.8 HIGH Published 2019-09-25 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2019-09-25
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-285, CWE-863

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access on an affected device and execute commands on the underlying operating system (OS). The vulnerability is due to insufficient enforcement of the consent token in authorizing shell access. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the CLI and requesting shell access on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access on the affected device and execute commands on the underlying OS.

Affected configurations

• cisco ios xe 16.11.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization weakness
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness

References