CVE-2019-15996 Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can exploit insufficient CLI restrictions to modify sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root.
- 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-2019-15996?
CVE-2019-15996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces, published on 26 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of an affected CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by leveraging the insufficient restrictions to modify sensitive files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Dna Spaces\.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-15996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco DNA Spaces
- CVE-2020-3586 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-15997 Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-1559 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1560 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2019-15995 Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector SQL Injection Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gg2-9pqf-2qqx.