CVE-2019-12666
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE 16.4-16.6.4 - Authenticated Path Traversal via Guest Shell Commands
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the Guest Shell of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform directory traversal on the base Linux operating system of Cisco IOS XE Software. The vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of certain commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by first accessing the Guest Shell and then entering specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the base Linux operating system.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190925-dt
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0114
EPSS Percentile
62.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1
cisco/ios_xe
16.4 - 16.6.5
Published
Sep 25, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026