critical
9.8
Advisory Published

ZDI-CAN-9596: Cisco UCS Director saveStaticConfig Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cisco UCS Director. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the saveStaticConfig method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco UCS Director

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