# CVE-2019-16005: Cisco Webex Video Mesh Node Command Injection Vulnerability

> An authenticated admin can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Cisco Webex Video Mesh nodes via the web interface.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4534-m3xx-hqqj

## What is CVE-2019-16005?

CVE-2019-16005 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Webex Video Mesh, published on 26 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Webex Video Mesh could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the web-based management interface with administrative privileges and supplying crafted requests to the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with root privileges on a targeted node.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16005?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms, Cisco Webex Video Mesh.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-16005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Video Mesh

- [CVE-2021-40115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40115/): Cisco Webex Video Mesh Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-1500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1500/): Cisco Webex Video Mesh Arbitrary Site Redirection Vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16005 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-16005 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Webex Video Mesh, published on 26 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Webex Video Mesh. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16005/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16005
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16005
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16005

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16005/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.