CVE-2018-15380 Cisco HyperFlex Software Command Injection Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published 20 Feb 2019 Updated 20 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated adjacent attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root on Cisco HyperFlex hosts due to insufficient input validation in the cluster service manager.

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

What is CVE-2018-15380?

CVE-2018-15380 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series, published on 20 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the cluster service manager of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute commands as the root user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the cluster service manager and injecting commands into the bound process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run commands on the affected host as the root user. This vulnerability affects Cisco HyperFlex Software releases prior to 3.5(2a).

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15380?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Hyperflex Hx Data Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15380 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-2018-15380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-39c5-pg2r-45hj.