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CVE-2019-12670

Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Guest Shell Namespace Protection Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.7
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the filesystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker within the IOx Guest Shell to modify the namespace container protections on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying files that they should not have access to. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to remove container protections and perform file actions outside the namespace of the container.

Una vulnerabilidad en el sistema de archivos del Software Cisco IOS XE, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado dentro del IOx Guest Shell modificar las protecciones del contenedor del espacio de nombres sobre un dispositivo afectado. La vulnerabilidad es debido a permisos de archivo insuficientes. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad mediante la modificación de archivos a los que no debería tener acceso. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante suprimir las protecciones del contenedor y llevar a cabo acciones de archivo fuera del espacio de nombres del contenedor.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-06-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-09-25 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-20 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Cisco
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Ios
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16.10.1
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Affected