CVE-2019-12670

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS XE - Authenticated Namespace Container Protection Bypass via Insufficient File Permissions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the filesystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker within the IOx Guest Shell to modify the namespace container protections on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying files that they should not have access to. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to remove container protections and perform file actions outside the namespace of the container.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 22.9%
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-276 CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios 16.10.1
Published Sep 25, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026