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Cisco XE: CVE-2019-1745: Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

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Cisco XE: CVE-2019-1745: Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/28/2019
Created
08/02/2019
Added
07/30/2019
Modified
01/05/2024

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected commands. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the affected device.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-xe-upgrade-latest

References

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