CVE-2019-1829

MEDIUM

Cisco Aironet Series APs - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Aironet Series Access Points (APs) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to the underlying Linux operating system (OS) without the proper authentication. The attacker would need valid administrator device credentials. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input for certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and submitting crafted input for a CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain access to the underlying Linux OS without proper authentication.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107990

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 35.8%
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-16 CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
cisco/aironet_access_point_firmware 8.5\(131.0\)
cisco/aironet_access_point_firmware < 8.3.150.0
Published Apr 18, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026