CVE-2019-15288 Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint, TelePresence Codec, and RoomOS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges to unrestricted user access on Cisco TelePresence devices via SSH input validation flaws.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15288?
CVE-2019-15288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence TC Software, published on 26 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE), Cisco TelePresence Codec (TC), and Cisco RoomOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to escalate privileges to an unrestricted user of the restricted shell. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including specific arguments when opening an SSH connection to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unrestricted user access to the restricted shell of an affected device.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15288?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Roomos, Cisco Telepresence Codec, Cisco Telepresence Collaboration Endpoint.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-15288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco TelePresence TC Software
- CVE-2026-20150 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20156 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Buffer Management Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20153 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20157 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Missing Encryption Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20158 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Resource Lifetime Management Vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76fq-c73c-746h.