CVE-2019-12670 Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Guest Shell Namespace Protection Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can bypass IOx Guest Shell namespace protections to modify files outside the container, requiring a patch.
- 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-2019-12670?
CVE-2019-12670 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 25 Sep 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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios
- CVE-2017-12240 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software DHCP Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-3881 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2018-0167 Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2017-6736 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-6737 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g944-pxwm-3499.