SB2019082815 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Computing System Fabric Interconnects
Published: August 28, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019082815
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1966)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to extraneous sub-command options present for a specific CLI command within the local-mgmt context. A local authenticated attacker can enter the local-mgmt context, issue a specific CLI command and gain root privileges on the device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.