CVE-2019-5446 Command injection in EdgeMAX
An admin user can execute arbitrary commands as root on EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch devices, leading to full system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5446?
CVE-2019-5446 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in EdgeMAX, published on 10 Jul 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Command Injection in EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch prior to 1.8.2 allow an Admin user to execute commands as root.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5446?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ui Edgeswitch Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5446?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-5446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in EdgeMAX
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjp7-mwhc-8ppq.