CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-20161

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2026-04-15 Modified 2026-10-25 Official page ↗
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
2026-04-15
Last modified
2026-10-25
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to overwrite arbitrary files on the local system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files that are on the local file system of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a symbolic link in a specific location on the local file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass file system permissions and overwrite arbitrary files on the affected device.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References