CVE-2019-15275 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-15275: Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco TelePresence TC Software
Weakness CWE-264
Published October 16, 2019
Last update November 20, 2024

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as the remote support user and submitting malicious input to a specific command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS) with root privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2019 CVE published
November 20, 2024 Record updated