CVE-2019-1682 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges to root on Cisco APIC devices by exploiting insufficient input validation in the FUSE filesystem.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1682?
CVE-2019-1682 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC), published on 3 May 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 FUSE filesystem functionality for Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges to root on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation for certain command strings issued on the CLI of the affected device. An attacker with write permissions for files within a readable folder on the device could alter certain definitions in the affected file. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to cause the underlying FUSE driver to execute said crafted commands, elevating the attacker's privileges to root on an affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1682?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1682?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1682 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1682 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1682 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1393 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1396 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1577 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20011 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1578 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5xg-prmx-v5rm.