First published: Thu Jan 18 2018(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the administrative shell of Cisco AsyncOS on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level and gain root access. The attacker has to have a valid user credential with at least a privilege level of a guest user. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect networking configuration at the administrative shell CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and issuing a set of crafted, malicious commands at the administrative shell. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain root access on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb34303, CSCvb35726.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco AsyncOS | =9.1.1-005 | |
Cisco AsyncOS | =9.7.2-065 |
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CVE-2018-0095 is a vulnerability in the administrative shell of Cisco AsyncOS on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level and gain root access.
CVE-2018-0095 has a severity rating of 7.8 (High).
Cisco AsyncOS versions 9.1.1-005 and 9.7.2-065 are affected by CVE-2018-0095.
An authenticated, local attacker with a valid user credential can exploit CVE-2018-0095 to escalate their privilege level and gain root access.
Yes, you can refer to the following links for more information about CVE-2018-0095: [SecurityFocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102729), [SecurityTracker](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040221), [SecurityTracker](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040222).