Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system (OS). The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted arguments to a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write to arbitrary files on the underlying OS.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-fxos-cli-file
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
38.0%
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
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8 - 9.9.2.66
cisco/firepower_extensible_operating_system
< 2.2.2.97
cisco/firepower_threat_defense
6.2.2 - 6.2.3.16
Published
Feb 26, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026