First published: Wed Oct 16 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as the remote support user and submitting malicious input to a specific command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS) with root privileges.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint | <9.8.1 |
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CVE-2019-15275 is a vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
The severity of CVE-2019-15275 is high, with a CVSS score of 6.7.
An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-15275 by authenticating and executing arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Yes, CVE-2019-15275 affects Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint Software version 9.8.1.
To fix CVE-2019-15275, Cisco recommends upgrading to a fixed software release.