CVE-2019-12672

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS XE - Authenticated Local Code Execution via USB Device File Placement

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the filesystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with physical access to an affected device to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system (OS) with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file location validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing code in a specific format on a USB device and inserting it into an affected Cisco device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute the code with root privileges on the underlying OS of the affected device.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8
EPSS 0.0060
EPSS Percentile 43.8%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios 16.9.1
Published Sep 25, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026