CVE-2015-4186 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers with administrative access can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted input in the diagnostics subsystem of Cisco VXC Client devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-4186?

CVE-2015-4186 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The diagnostics subsystem in the administrative web interface on Cisco Virtualization Experience (aka VXC) Client 6215 devices with firmware 11.2(27.4) allows local users to gain privileges for OS command execution via a crafted option value, aka Bug ID CSCug54412.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4186?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6000 Series Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4186?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2015-4186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xffw-rwp4-xcg6.

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