CVE-2016-6459 Command injection in Cisco TelePresence CE and TC 8.1.x
An authenticated local attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands on Cisco TelePresence endpoints, potentially compromising the device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6459?
CVE-2016-6459 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence CE and TC 8.1.x, published on 19 Nov 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco TelePresence endpoints running either CE or TC software contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a local shell command injection. More Information: CSCvb25010. Known Affected Releases: 8.1.x. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.4 7.3.7 8.2.2 8.3.0.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Telepresence Tc Software.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6459 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-2016-6459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco TelePresence CE and TC 8.1.x
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j33x-pv47-v562.