CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-3176

6.7 MEDIUM Published 2020-03-04 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-03-04
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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-77, CWE-78

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Remote PHY Device Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute commands on the underlying Linux shell of an affected device with root privileges. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker who has valid administrator access to an affected device could exploit this vulnerability by supplying certain CLI commands with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run arbitrary commands as the root user, which could result in a complete system compromise.

Affected configurations

• cisco remote phy 120 firmware (< 7.7) • cisco remote phy 220 firmware • cisco remote phy shelf 7200 firmware

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References